It is so cold!!!

[TwainMan]

It is so cold in Latvia!I can`t stand it no more.It is -26`C and I`m sitting at home but there is cold in my flat,too!! And what about you? Has someone this problem with weather,too? :mad:

[canoilers]

It got cold here, well its been cold because this winter has been pretty warm. -9°C with the wind chill its minus -12°C. A friend told me it was warm outside and I believed him. I totally frooze by butt off walking to the store, I'm not used to this winter stuff. Its been what a couple of days of real winter, where's spring at already. :p

[Troll]

It is a nice 47°F here. :D

[TwainMan]

Hope next days the temperature will go up because I don`t like winter when is so cold!!!

[GorToma]

Hope next days the temperature will go up because I don`t like winter when is so cold!!!

dont think so - the cold is coming from Russia (- 40 C) to us - the weather report says for germay for monday night -25 C - -30 C

[Esther]

wow :shocked: that's indeed really cold! Over here it's around 0 Celcius, not that cold :)

[shania megafan]

oh poor you..!! That's really cold! Over here it's not so cold, around 1°C.. but there is a very cold wind

[aFinn]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/Finn55/misc/finland.gif

[Kheops]

Marseille + 12 degrés C.

[Roger]

You guys in Europe are just getting the temperatures we usually get. But not this winter. It has actually gone over zero Celsius in the past few days! But last night it dropped to about -1C and we got 15cm of heavy wet snow. Ugh!! It took me 90 minutes to get it cleared and to get a neighbour unstuck from the snow.

[SHANIANUTS!]

...you must be in great shape....

[La Diablesa]

Now at 8 p.m in Valencia 14ºC / 57ºF it's cold for me but not bad for winter :D


:devil:

[SHANIANUTS!]

...it has been 60 degrees F here for past couple of days but today it is 44 degrees F with 20 MPH winds blowing in off the lake making it pretty nasty here...

[Mizery1]

We do seem to be lucky with winter this year. Not much snow and unseasonably warm temps.

[Annette]

Here it's crazy...:uhh: We aldreay had more snow than we usually have. Usually there's never snow in January but there's around 20 cm and glaze and snow to cover the glaze:uhh:
And it's supposed to get -10C during the nights. I know it's not a lot compared to your 23C, but for Denmark it's cold.

But I'm not complaining! I can't remember when we last had a winter like this:D

[TwainMan]

Cold is coming from Russia to Europe.First Baltic, now Germany,too.Crazy.And to Moscow is coming the new wave of cold!!!Hope-it would not come to Latvia!!Today is -23`C

[sunshine]

Its been pretty warm here too,we normally get around -30 last month or so been getting from +8 to -4 now its getting colder we had like -13 for high thats still not bad comparing to last year

[Big Swede]

Oh crap, the "Russian cold" seems to come here as well just as they promised. :smirk:
The last 2-3 days we have had about -10 but today it´s up to (down to? :huh: ) -20 instead and the sun haven´t even come up yet... It will usually become another 3-4 degrees when the sun comes...

[Terjeriuke]

hah... :huh: out here it is - 24 now... and yesterday it was -29...

[TwainMan]

I watched weather news today.Tomorrow the wind will change and the cold will not come again form Russia to Latvia..GREAT!

[Afonso]

here is 13º Celcius... I don't use the coat .

[TwainMan]

here is 13º Celcius... I don't use the coat .
Afonso, which one is the lowest temperature in Portugal?I know that there are hot summers and warm winters in Portugal.

[Afonso]

Afonso, which one is the lowest temperature in Portugal?I know that there are hot summers and warm winters in Portugal.


Sometimes we have 0 ..the lowest temperature I remember was -2.. in summer the max temperatures is 45º.. Very warm.
That without the Montain..in the higuest montain, we have -20C at the moment

[pep_sesse]

Nope not really cold here in Denmark only -0,5 C ;)

[pep_sesse]

okay its starting to get pretty cold here, I was out running half an hour ago and it was cold on he face, now its -3,5 C.
They are talking about -15 C tonight here in DK

[Annette]

okay its starting to get pretty cold here, I was out running half an hour ago and it was cold on he face, now its -3,5 C.
They are talking about -15 C tonight here in DK
It's around -5 C here:p But of course I live more north than you:p

[TwainMan]

It's around -5 C here:p But of course I live more north than you:p
Trust me-we had this situation,too! On Wednesday morning I was going to school and it was -1C but in the evening was -18C..I was shocked and next day went to school(outside was -26`C), but there were only 2 students from my class. :D On Friday I wasn`t at school because of temperature(-28`C)

[Annette]

The temperatures you have been having would be really extreem here...Obviously since -15 is a lot here:p How cold does it usually get in Latvia in winter?

[TwainMan]

The temperatures you have been having would be really extreem here...Obviously since -15 is a lot here:p How cold does it usually get in Latvia in winter?
You know..Winters are comparatively warm there.Usually from -2`C to -6`C(days) and from -7` C to -8`C(nights)
I always thought(I don`t know why) that there is colder in Denmark)

[Annette]

Haha, that's funny because I always thought it was colder in Latvia than in Denmark :funny: But now I understand better why you think it's soooo cold there:eek:

[TwainMan]

Haha, that's funny because I always thought it was colder in Latvia than in Denmark :funny: But now I understand better why you think it's soooo cold there:eek:
That`s really interesting.But the fact- cold is going along Europe..

[Annette]

Yep, that is a fact! And it's the cold coming from Russia.

For a change we are having a real winter here:D

[pep_sesse]

Yep, that is a fact! And it's the cold coming from Russia.

For a change we are having a real winter here:D


yep we have :D

[matty]

The weather is fine here. Of course the minute the south of England gets cold and a little snowy all the media say we are heading for an ice age but its rather mild here, just a chilly wind. Apperantly all the bad Russian weather is going to miss us, I don't know if it'll miss all of England but the north is meant to be ok.

[TwainMan]

The weather is fine here. Of course the minute the south of England gets cold and a little snowy all the media say we are heading for an ice age but its rather mild here, just a chilly wind. Apperantly all the bad Russian weather is going to miss us, I don't know if it'll miss all of England but the north is meant to be ok.
In your place I wouldn`t be so confident because on On Wednesday morning I was laughing about the weather,too!!! :D
But now I am thinking about going to school-this night there will be from -25`C to -30`C in Latvia!! :uhh:

[orry]

The weather in London over the weekend was sunny and quite warm. However very cold weather is supposed to be hitting the UK later in the week coming over from Russia.

[melli]

Well, it's -10°C over here...but I love the cold :) :p .

[TwainMan]

It is -22`C there today,too! :(

[Terjeriuke]

It is -24 today... :p I love the cold only for one reason: NO SCHOOL!!! :D

[Roger]

It is -24 today... :p I love the cold only for one reason: NO SCHOOL!!! :D

In a normal winter here, if they closed schools every time the mercury went down to minus 24, they would be closed for weeks at a time.

[Annette]

We had -7C today....

Hit a new record last night... -15C. But around where I live:p

[Roger]

Displaced Arctic cold air behind mild winter
Updated Sun. Jan. 22 2006 11:42 PM ET

Canadian Press

TORONTO — A displaced "pole" of cold Arctic air is why Canada has been spared its normally brutal winter weather while Russia and Europe have endured a deadly blast of cold, says Environment Canada.

With the exception of Iqaluit, the entire country has seen temperatures far warmer than usual so far this year, with only brief stretches of weather that could be classified as normal.

"Everybody is saying the same thing: Where is winter? It doesn't matter if you're at Portage and Main (in Winnipeg), whether you're in chinook country, or off the coast of Newfoundland, people are saying the same thing,'' says senior climatologist David Phillips.

Canadians are enjoying the relatively balmy season because a pole -- or zone -- of cold air that usually hovers around Hudson Bay has positioned itself this year around Greenland and Siberia, Phillips said.

Because that mass of cold air isn't nearby, warmer air is bringing mild weather to the country.

"We can't say this is tropical air, it's the absence of any cold air,'' Phillips explained.

"What's been allowed to happen is breezes from the Pacific Ocean and the south have waffled across the country from Vancouver to Bonavista, N.L.

"It's been bringing cold weather to Russia and Europe but it's almost as if it's gone from the map of North America,'' he said.

Vancouver has been about 3.5 degrees warmer than normal this January, Calgary has been seven degrees above average and Regina has averaged temperatures of -6C rather than its typical -16C, Phillips said.

And even in Yellowknife, traditionally the coldest city in Canada, the temperature has been about seven degrees warmer than normal.

But perhaps nowhere has the break from winter been appreciated more than in Winnipeg, which is considered to be the coldest city in the world with more than 600,000 people, Phillips said.

"The average temperature in January should be -17.8C and it's been -6.3C. They are absolutely pinching themselves out there,'' he said. "They're used to temperatures of -30C or -34C and they have not seen that at all.''

While Iqaluit's temperatures have been slightly above normal, it's the only place in Canada where the difference has been imperceptible, he said.

"In Iqaluit the average temperature in January is -26.6C and this January it's -26C. So even there it's just half a degree warmer than normal, though you wouldn't feel it,'' Phillips said.

But there's no guarantee that current conditions will last and a return to the cold snap that started the winter season in many places is always possible.

"We really have had a remarkable, almost textbook, example of what winter can give us. If you were from a different part of the world and you wanted to sample what winter was like, you just had to spend a week here,'' Phillips said.

"From wind chills to balminess, and snow cover to it disappearing. I wouldn't use the word random -- because weather tends to be chaotic and random anyway -- but it really has been quite a variety, quite a sideshow.''

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060122/canada_mild_weather_060122/20060122?hub=Canada

[TwainMan]

Interesting,Roger! :)

[canoilers]

Well its 0 degress out side on the C side of things here. My god its almost cold enough to make me think I live in Canada or something................ right I do live in Canada. This warm weather made me forget that part. :p

[tildeathdousprt]

come to california its a nice 70*F to 80*F maybe more around 50*F to 65*F at night
thats winter here ! haha wear shorts and tshirts year round though most of us cali's are bunnled up like its freezeing but then the rest of the year its 85* to 135*F depending on location!

[canoilers]

The funny thing is, thats pretty much how its been here in Edmonton. Well not as warm but still same attire. Who would've thunk you'd be wearing the same attire in Canada as in California and its January.

[Roger]

Alberta has had the warmest and most unusual weather all winter of all of Canada. BC has been warm, of course, but that is normal for them. The rest of Canada has been above average too.

Here is the snow cover yesterday in Canada:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/Ardern/snowcover060129.gif

Large parts of Alberta are without snow as are southwestern Ontario, the Niagara Peninsula and although it doesn't show well here, the city of Toronto and the north shore of Lake Ontario. In a normal winter nowhere east of the Rockies would be without snow.

Here in Ottawa we have tons of snow. This is because it usually hasn't quite got above zero when the precipitation comes. Just a half hour south of here, the snow cover is very thin and keeps disappearing.

[canoilers]

There's almost no snow on the ground. What little there is of snow is the stuff that been packed down by people walking on it. I still can't believe what December was like, most of the month the temps were in double digits. There could be another year of drought this year. We just started making up for the draught we had from two years ago last year. Last year was the first regular winter we've had in awhile. Now its starting too feel like whats normal for these parts isn't normal anymore.

[aFinn]

Here in Ottawa we have tons of snow.And boy do you love it as you soooooooo like snow and winter :p

[Roger]

And boy do you love it as you soooooooo like snow and winter :p


:D I hate, loathe and despise winter!!! And besides that, I don't like it! Especially at this moment, I just came in after spending an hour clearing even more snow from our driveway. The snow had a layer of freezing rain on top of it just to give me a little more exercise!

Roll on March 24 when we are outta here and on our way to St. Martin!!!

[canoilers]

I like winter myself. I'd rather be too cold than too hot. I mean with the cold you can just add a layer, when your hot theres only so much you can take off before you're busted for indecent exposure. :p

[Roger]

I like winter myself. I'd rather be too cold than too hot. I mean with the cold you can just add a layer, when your hot theres only so much you can take off before you're busted for indecent exposure. :p

Well, there is heat and then there is heat. What I mean is, heat with humidity is very unpleasant. You feel sticky all the time. But a dry heat is lovely. One of the reasons we have taken vacations in the desert so often is the dry heat.

[canoilers]

Well usually its pretty dry out here but still 40 Celsius is 40 above. I am a boilermaker so I do know about the humidity. I mean a boilers hot when it minus 40 and you sweat bullets, specially if you happen to be working on one inbetween two other ones. In the summer it can get really unbearable. There is a big danger of people getting dehydrated, thats why companies pay for Gataraide and popsicles.

[Roger]

We have done hikes in the desert at 40C. It really wasn't bad. The humidity was around 10%. When it is that dry, the sweat evaporates immediately and you are never clammy, except your back underneath the backpack. The great danger that newbies often forget is you gotta drink a lot and carry many cans of water. Otherwise, you will get heat exhaustion and it can hit very suddenly.

[aFinn]

It's really cold again in Finland, more Siberian cold air, it's -20 - -30 C. Brr. :nervous:
It snowed a lot yesterday and last night, nice to look around outside with all that fresh snow.

Why does snow make that "cracking" sound under your feet when it's cold?

[Paul]

Crikey! Its been down to -3 today here and I thought that was cold! :shocked:

[aFinn]

Crikey! Its been down to -3 today here and I thought that was cold! :shocked:LOL. Sorry, but LOL :p
You'd love the extra nice brisk wind we have here too in addition to the c-c-c-cold :uhh: :p

[Paul]

The thing I hate is that when its cold, you have to put lots of layers on, but when you get to where you're going you're boiling hot.......then you go cold again. :uhh:

[aFinn]

You don't have to wear that many layers in -3 :p

But when it's -25 and you have lots of stuff on and you work the day inside, it gets pretty hot at some point :p

[Paul]

Its against the law here to work indoors in cerain temperatures:

"There is a legal minimum indoor temperature: 13oC (55oF) for those doing strenuous work, 16oC (61oF) for those behind a desk."

[matty]

Its against the law here to work indoors in cerain temperatures:

"There is a legal minimum indoor temperature: 13oC (55oF) for those doing strenuous work, 16oC (61oF) for those behind a desk."

:huh: I didn't know that. How long has that been in place? I've been in some offices and its been so cold people have been working with coats on etc.

[Roger]

It is so ironic that you Europeans are getting it cold while we are getting it so warm. It got up to +3 today and it rained all day - RAINED! It just doesn't do that on Feb. 3 here. The average temps are from -17 to -7. Sometimes we get cold snaps down to -34. We have had no cold snaps at all this year. Suits me just fine! :)

Down in southern Ontario where our niece lives, they have no snow at all. She is uneasy. It just doesn't seem right at this time of year.

I am sure we will pay for our easy winter eventually! :uhh:

[Paul]

:huh: I didn't know that. How long has that been in place? I've been in some offices and its been so cold people have been working with coats on etc.

I remember at work having a rule about it, but they did everything by the book, I imagine most companies won't even know it exists.

This is all I could find -

http://www.out-law.com/page-5910

[SHANIANUTS!]

51 degrees F right now and sunny but tomorrow we have an inch of snow in the forecast and low of 27 degrees F...

[matty]

I remember at work having a rule about it, but they did everything by the book, I imagine most companies won't even know it exists.

This is all I could find -

http://www.out-law.com/page-5910

Thanks for finding that :)
I'd imagine most employees don't know it exists either.

[TwainMan]

Cold is coming again.. :(

[canoilers]

Right now in Alberta's capital city its -3 degrees C. The high is plus 4 degrees C. Not bad for Feb., yeah sure and watch may be -30 and all snowy. Figures that would happen, we get winter in the Spring.

[melli]

We have normal winter weather over here...
:) -1°C and a little bit snow.

[Big Swede]

A couple of weeks ago we had really cold, over -20 degrees (The Russian cold) but last week we had really warm with up to +10 :shocked: Felt like spring! :p
But yesterday and last night it was down to -20 again *brrrr*

Really strange with so wide differences in temperature just during a few days in the end of January. :huh:

[Roger]

The city of Ottawa begins its annual Winterlude celebrations this weekend. Basically it stretches over three weekends. But it has been so warm that the canal is now covered in water. The ice is still thick but you can't really skate through deep water. Of course the snow and ice sculptures become impossible in this weather too. It is going up to +4C today! Some wag has referred to this year's winter celebration as Waterlude (old joke)

[canoilers]

Hey your temp is the same as ours. Maybe in the spring it'll be cold enough for winter fest. :p

[TwainMan]

It is -20` now but the temperature will go down in the morning.. :(

[Terjeriuke]

It is -21 ot here :p I love the cold... :love:

[Troll]

It is a nice 53°F here.

[shania megafan]

here it's getting better... it's around -3°C at night and +5°C during the day :)

[TwainMan]

It is around -10`C there in Latvia today..Not so good and it is windy so it feels colder than it really is.

[aFinn]

The night between Sunday and Monday was the coldest this year in many parts of Finland. There was a strange phenomenon, sky was clear, yet there was some frozen moisture crystals flying about. Very tiny particles glimmering in the lights, almost couldn't see them. I don't remember seeing something like that ever before. It was about -30 then.

[Roger]

The night between Sunday and Monday was the coldest this year in many parts of Finland. There was a strange phenomenon, sky was clear, yet there was some frozen moisture crystals flying about. Very tiny particles glimmering in the lights, almost couldn't see them. I don't remember seeing something like that ever before. It was about -30 then.

We have that here occasionally when it is that cold. I think we call it an ice fog. Needless to say, we have had none of that this winter.

[SHANIANUTS!]

...pretty cold this week in our area of the world but warming up next week ...

[aFinn]

We have that here occasionally when it is that cold. I think we call it an ice fog. Needless to say, we have had none of that this winter.Ice fog? Thanks, now I have a name for it :p

[Paul]

The night between Sunday and Monday was the coldest this year in many parts of Finland. There was a strange phenomenon, sky was clear, yet there was some frozen moisture crystals flying about. Very tiny particles glimmering in the lights, almost couldn't see them. I don't remember seeing something like that ever before. It was about -30 then.

Don't laugh at me when I ask this......but in the night when it's that cold what do you do? Do you have central heating in the house on all night or just lots of blankets?!!!! Sorry for my ignorance! I can't imagine it.

[aFinn]

All apartment block houses have central heating, no need for extra blankets. We also have double or triple windows pretty much everywhere.
Actually it's warmer inside when it's really cold outside as the radiators are hotter then. :p
When it's about zero C it's much cooler inside :p

My apartment usually has 26C and upwards all the time :p

[SHANIANUTS!]

Are these government constructed or done by private enterprises?

[aFinn]

Are these government constructed or done by private enterprises?I think both, doesn't matter who builds them, the same standards go for everything.

[Big Swede]

Don't laugh at me when I ask this......but in the night when it's that cold what do you do? Do you have central heating in the house on all night or just lots of blankets?!!!! Sorry for my ignorance! I can't imagine it.

I laughed! :p Well not at you or your question, but I laughed of that it reminded me of a English couple who bought an old house just a couple of km from where I live. They live in central London now and will move here quite soon.
They had to do alot of work on the house since it haven´t been used for permanent living since the 50´s, for example there where no toilet.
They built a toilet/bathrom and they just made a hole in the wall and put the sewer pipe on the outside of the house "British style" and we told them: You can´t have it like that! It will freeze right the way. :nono:
They just said: Sure we can, we have winter in England too you know, and it works just fine... Yeah right! :funny:

Well, I haven´t heard anything about them in a while, but most likely are the whole sewer system just a big lump of ice by now, lol. And the toilet bowl have most likely frozed in to pieces and fallen of the wall.... :rolleyes:

[Troll]

It is a nice 69 F here today.

[melli]

We have 4°C over here.
:weird: and it rains and rains and rains.........................

[Roger]

It is -10C here now. That is average for this time of year.

[Terjeriuke]

yahoooooooooooooooooo !!! It is -23 :p NO SCHOOL!!!!

[Afonso]

-23 :shocked: here is like spring...no rain, no clouds a beautiful day ..and we have 20º C almost summer :D

[FinnFreak]

...it reminded me of a English couple who bought an old house just a couple of km from where I live. They live in central London now and will move here quite soon.

They had to do alot of work on the house since it haven´t been used for permanent living since the 50´s, for example there where no toilet.

They built a toilet/bathrom and they just made a hole in the wall and put the sewer pipe on the outside of the house "British style" and we told them: You can´t have it like that! It will freeze right the way. :nono:

They just said: Sure we can, we have winter in England too you know, and it works just fine... Yeah right! :funny:

Well, I haven´t heard anything about them in a while, but most likely are the whole sewer system just a big lump of ice by now, lol. And the toilet bowl have most likely frozed in to pieces and fallen of the wall.... :rolleyes::biglaugh: - !!!

...simply unbelievable... :p

Hopefully the temperatures aren't rising too close to zero over there... with the possibility of water damages, there's no insurance company in Scandinavia that will cover for that kind of piping structuring...


John - :smirk:

[Troll]

I laughed! :p Well not at you or your question, but I laughed of that it reminded me of a English couple who bought an old house just a couple of km from where I live. They live in central London now and will move here quite soon.
They had to do alot of work on the house since it haven´t been used for permanent living since the 50´s, for example there where no toilet.
They built a toilet/bathrom and they just made a hole in the wall and put the sewer pipe on the outside of the house "British style" and we told them: You can´t have it like that! It will freeze right the way. :nono:
They just said: Sure we can, we have winter in England too you know, and it works just fine... Yeah right! :funny:

Well, I haven´t heard anything about them in a while, but most likely are the whole sewer system just a big lump of ice by now, lol. And the toilet bowl have most likely frozed in to pieces and fallen of the wall.... :rolleyes:

That is very interesting.

[Big Swede]

Hopefully the temperatures aren't rising too close to zero over there... with the possibility of water damages, there's no insurance company in Scandinavia that will cover for that kind of piping structuring...


John - :smirk:

The company I work for does a whole lot of jobs with waterdamages and other insurance work, and I get amazed all the time how strange kinds of damages the insurace companies actually covers. :shocked:

Wanna hear some more.... "dirty" stories? :p We have a not so nice damage in a house. A sewer pipe broke down under the house and a workmate of mine was there the day before yesterday to tear up the floors to be able to fix the problem, the whole foundation under the house was literally full of..... poo! :eek:
Fortunately it was several minus degrees at the time so it was all frozen! :p

[melli]

yahoooooooooooooooooo !!! It is -23 :p NO SCHOOL!!!!

That's cool little Lera...
enjoy your day :D !

[Troll]

The company I work for does a whole lot of jobs with waterdamages and other insurance work, and I get amazed all the time how strange kinds of damages the insurace companies actually covers. :shocked:

Wanna hear some more.... "dirty" stories? :p We have a not so nice damage in a house. A sewer pipe broke down under the house and a workmate of mine was there the day before yesterday to tear up the floors to be able to fix the problem, the whole foundation under the house was literally full of..... poo! :eek:
Fortunately it was several minus degrees at the time so it was all frozen! :p

That is not good.

[FinnFreak]

:shocked: - that kinda... stinks..!

(let's hope you don't get a heat wave)


John - :p

[UllaCountryGal]

So far this year has been very strange weather wise.
There were 2 weeks in January that it was -20°C and a lot of snow. All the other days there has been pretty much been normal summer weather 5-10°C and raining. But this week 6.feb-10.feb it has been cold again -15°C
Normal winter weather in this time of year would be 0°C to -5°C, but it hasnt been that way. Very strange.

It's gonna be the cause of my death if it starts to be 5-10°C and raining all year around. All the gray clouds and all the constant grayness here is so depressing. I have only seen the sun 3-4 days this year so far. I miss it so much.

[Terjeriuke]

That's cool little Lera...
enjoy your day :D !

THX, melli... :D But I really do go there... :rolleyes: because I have nth to do at home... :scowl:

[melli]

THX, melli... :D But I really do go there... :rolleyes: because I have nth to do at home... :scowl:

Hmmmm, and what do you do there.... :huh: :rolleyes: ?

[Big Swede]

:biglaugh: - !!!

...simply unbelievable... :p

Hopefully the temperatures aren't rising too close to zero over there... with the possibility of water damages, there's no insurance company in Scandinavia that will cover for that kind of piping structuring...


John - :smirk:

Speak about the devil, and he´s standing in the hallway! :p

The Brits came today! I never spoke with them myself, but a workmate did and guess what? The toilet bowl was frozen in to pieces! :funny: :funny:

They also had summer tires on their car, but with snow chains :shocked: :huh::uhh: That can´t be comfortable to drive around with. :funny:

At least they drive a Volvo. ;)

[Terjeriuke]

Hmmmm, and what do you do there.... :huh: :rolleyes: ?


ow , u know, melli... :rolleyes:

[melli]

ow , u know, melli... :rolleyes:

:eek: Oh no!!!
Yes I know.....*but I'll better not talk about it here*.

[Terjeriuke]

:eek: Oh no!!!
Yes I know.....*but I'll better not talk about it here*.

lol... :D that's not a secret... :rolleyes:

[matty]

We had a little snow this morning, but it melted straight away. I hope thats all we get. I like to look at snow, but walking and driving in it sucks.

[Troll]

Travel snarled as snow blankets Northeast
Flights canceled as snow, lightning hits region; hundreds lose power

NEW YORK - The region’s first major storm this winter brought lightning and 6 inches of snow to New York City on Sunday and a foot of snow to parts of New Jersey, canceling flights across the Northeast and knocking out power to hundreds of homes.

The New York metro area and much of the Northeast were under a blizzard warning, with the National Weather Service predicting winds up to 50 mph could bring down trees and power lines. Heavy snow warnings were issued from eastern Kentucky to New England.

On average, 12 to 18 inches of snow were expected throughout the metro region, with temperatures as low as 23 degrees, forecasters said. In Wayne, N.J., a foot of snow had accumulated Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Michael Silva said. Hundreds of New Jersey homes were without power late Saturday.

In a rare display, lightning bolts joined the snow over LaGuardia Airport, where most airlines had canceled all flights until Sunday afternoon. Delta, Delta Shuttle and American Airlines had canceled all flights at the airport until Monday, said Steve Coleman, spokesman for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Air travel snarled
More than 100 Sunday flights were canceled at John F. Kennedy International airport, including all Delta flights, and several carriers canceled most or all of their Sunday departing flights at Newark Liberty International.

Delta said it canceled its Sunday arrivals and departures at several other airports in the storm’s path, including those in Philadelphia; Boston; Baltimore; Newark; Providence, R.I.; Washington, D.C.; and Hartford, Conn.

Four inches of snow had accumulated in parts of Fairfax, Va. late Saturday, and crews worked to clear the runways at Washington Dulles International Airport in suburban Virginia.

But the storm is good news and free advertising for ski resorts after an unseasonably warm January dragged down business, said Betsy Strickler at Jiminy Peak ski resort in western Massachusetts.

“The best PR is when people look up in the sky ... see the snow start to fall,” she said.

Residents stock up on supplies
In the hours before the snow began falling, New York residents formed long lines at supermarkets as they stocked up on bottled water and basic supplies.

The city’s 353 salt-spreading plow trucks went out with 200,000 tons of rock salt on hand, said Kathy Dawkins, spokeswoman for the Department of Sanitation. Twenty machines throughout the five boroughs would be melting up to 60 tons of snow per hour, she said.

The department’s trucks have some 6,300 miles of city streets and roads to plow — about the distance from New York to Los Angeles and back, Dawkins said.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation had 600 trucks ready to plow snow and spread salt, plus 1,100 contractor trucks, the department said. Officials also lowered the speed limit on the entire length of the New Jersey Turnpike to 45 mph.

About 2,100 road workers were on the job and more than 1,900 salt trucks and plows were out clearing roads around the Maryland — nearly a full deployment, officials said.

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[Ania]

It's finally getting a little warmer in Poland. Thank God cause I hated those freezing temperatures! But then again I'm leaving in 4 days so what do I care how cold it is in Poland... LOL

[orchestragirl]

I know I'm taking the risk of looking incredibly weird :weird: right now, but here it goes anyway. :hide:

It's freezing here today, the high is 23 degrees. :chill: It might rain, and that would mean the first snow in over 4 years! Yay snow! :D

[canoilers]

We had our winter, it got too -28 with a windchill that felt like 38 below celsius. The coldest place in the world that day was in Sask. They said it was minus 52, now thats freakin cold. Since then its warmed up alot thank god. Right now its plus 1 thats alittle better than freezing one nards off.

[tower]

Timmins has had a very mild winter, with none of the days and days of daytime highs of less than -42 deg C we had last year, but a lot of snow. Pictured below is the latest dumping to hit the city. It is minus 7 deg C right now or around 19 deg F and this is the view from eye level looking out my front door towards my next door nieghbour.... eeek get the shovel out Tom!

[canoilers]

Holly snow, eek!!! Well there defiantly won't be a shortage of snowmen, not for a while atleast.

[Troll]

Cool pic Tom. :D

[tower]

It is actually worse at the rear of the house where the wind has piled it up to eye level against my French Windows.

[canoilers]

Wow! I couldn't even imagine that much snow, well I could I had a dream about it once. I've never seen that much snow in real life. CRINGE!!! Thank god for two entrances.

[melli]

Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow.......................
:huh: ...the weather sucks.

[tower]

Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow.......................
:huh: ...the weather sucks.


Ah but not much longer to go Mell before Spring and I have enjoyed some wonderful summers in your country. Much warmer than Scotland.

Timmins will start to warm up soon as well and before you know it we will all be in a heatwave again. I remember the weather on the Saturday during Fan convention number 2 when we all got frazzled playing Golf, or trying to play Golf. Saint Patricks day today though, so going out to have some fun tonight and listen to a Celtic band in the Victory Tavern.

[Kheops]

Marseille==> sun, +15°C :)

[tower]

Oh to be in Sunny Marseille... 15 deg C we could not even match that last July 1st for Canada Day and the Gillies Lake Ribfest weekend... Ooh that was fun though, hope I get to help out again this year..

PS Canada Day July 1st 2005... 11 deg C and horizontal sleet and rain... Back in 1999 when Shania did her famous homecoming concert for Canada day in the Hollinger Park..... 14 deg C and Rain...

Do I see a pattern here?

[Kheops]

this year the winter at cold summer in Marseilles, with frosts until -5°C ...in more it y ale mistral with a speed which little to go to 100 or 120 km heads in rafalle! the winter it is icy and the summer it augment the number of fire considering which it's rain not from June to September or if little.....

[UllaCountryGal]

we're into our spring/summer weather now......Rain and fog with ca. +5 to 10°C. That is the typical summer weather. There's not a bit of cold going on anymore. We have a light jacket weather

[Kheops]

Marseille in summer +30/+35°C and sun....sea méditéranée the water +20/+25°C