I have to say we have had a hairy last 24 to 48 hours of natural disasters going on: We have a major typhoon Hagibis hitting Japan, forcing Rugby World Cup and F1 postponements! We have wildfires in Southern California. As a side note power went out for 800,000 customers earlier this week in northern…
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Exciting times in Las Vegas: snow! Lots of snow!!
I was getting a big laugh watching the live TV news online from Las Vegas, with all the coverage of the snow that just hit. This isn’t the first time this winter that the snow has fallen in Vegas, either, but this sure looked like the most they’d gotten yet. They had reporters on the…
Weather report: it’s not winter everywhere
Watching the Daytona 500 today makes me crazy and jealous. My current location is under a pile of snow (after being under extreme cold warnings for days), but it sure looks nice today in Florida. Daytona Beach is currently 26 C. Not far away in Orlando it is 29 C. Other current temperatures for popular…
We go from “big snow” head-first into “big deep freeze”!
Howdy, folks, how are you enjoying “Polar Vortex 2019?” Especially all of you in Chicago? By the way, the abominable freezing cold gripping a good chunk of the Midwest USA is actually considered “normal” for this time of year in frozen-tundra Saskatchewan. Which, by the way, is frozen solid today. (And you folks down there…
Old Man Winter is burying North America under a heap of snow!
Happy Winter 🥶, folks. It seems as if the cold and the white stuff is socking North America today. I understand Toronto is getting upwards of 15 cm of it, in fact the latest report from Pearson airport is 23 cm — reminding people of the good old days when Mayor Mel Lastman had to…
Big winter storm whacking North Carolina and Virginia!
How do you like winter storm season? If you are travelling, you probably don’t like it very much. Here is a Weather Channel story on their self-titled “Winter Storm Diego” which is mainly whacking North Carolina and Virginia. Other states are impacted as well with snow, heavy rains and floods. From my vantage point here…
Here we go again, another hurricane! Michael bears down on the panhandle
Well, great. Columbus Day is now “get the heck out of here” Day in the Florida panhandle as Michael is now at hurricane strength and headed straight their way. It should hit by midweek. I am spending my day off enjoying Tallahassee’s news streaming of the approaching big storm, in between commercial breaks of live…
Yikes! A scary tornado situation for Ottawa-Gatineau region!
If you think what has gone on in the Carolinas is scary enough, check out what happened with the weather in eastern Canada today. What is now being estimated as a preliminary EF-2 tornado hit the Ottawa area today, with the city of Gatineau across the border in Quebec very hard hit. This is not…
Gordon!!! Potential hurricane bears down on the Mississippi Gulf coast
After covering preseason hockey all weekend I am sick of watching sports, so I am tuning in hurricane coverage instead. Exciting stuff. Mississippi and Alabama’s southern Gulf coast looks to be hit by Tropical Storm Gordon, which could still turn into Hurricane Gordon before it is done. Be glad you are not there today.
Weather report: this place is still cold!!
Hi again, from frozen Canada 🇨🇦. The rumour is that it is spring. Well, if it is, it sure doesn’t look like it or feel like it here on the prairies. It was something like minus-16 Celsius today and it is meant to go down to minus 25 tonight. With the wind chill, it will…
How do you like spring so far? Another nor’easter; plus the South is hit by tornadoes
Aargh! It is supposed to be the first day of spring, but it sure doesn’t seem like it in a lot of places, including where I am. I don’t call it “frozen Canada” for nothing. In the USA, the snow zone is once again getting belted by a foot of white stuff as yet another…
Big Nor’easter blizzard hitting New England as we speak!
Good grief, this is the third big Nor’easter to hit New England in two weeks. I am watching the live “storm watch” blizzard coverage from Boston TV stations right now; the forecasts call for areas of the state of Massachusetts to be buried by up to two feet of snow!! Of course, a major snowstorm…
Heat wave in so. Cal.! 120 degrees coming to Coachella Valley!
It’s summer, and as someone used to being frozen stiff during the extreme pit of winter, I am amused at all the stories of boiling hot weather in these places in the southwest USA that normally are pleasant the whole rest of the year. According to this report the heat wave hitting Southern California is…
Major winter storm about to hit northeast USA/eastern Canada!!
The news is that a major winter storm, which the Weather Channel has dubbed Stella, is going to produce a major blizzard and snow dump for the northeast USA including the New York area. Southern Ontario will also get the brunt of it! Meanwhile, out on the Canadian prairie it’s been freaking cold the past…
Like everyone else, I’m staying inside because it is COLD!!!
There is no escape from winter throughout North America, it seems. We are suffering miserable local windchills here on the Canadian prairie approaching minus 40 Celsius!!! In the United States, they are getting winter storms and car-pileup conditions. Even if you choose to simply hunker down indoors and watch football, you’ll still be reminded of…
Weather update: it’s a lot warmer south of where you are
Uh, just a reminder to snowbirds that you probably need to book your winter sun vacations soon. For those of you in the frozen North who are increasingly fed up with forecasts that are getting colder by the week, here’s the weather report for sun destinations to cheer you up: for Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo…
Weather report: Matthew could be a hurricane threat to Caribbean
So, I don’t feel like reading about Alicia Machado (Hillary Clinton’s favorite Miss Universe) yet again today. In fact, I don’t feel like reading any news, period. But I need my information fix, so instead I’m going to read the weather report. Besides, I need to think of places to go to when North America goes…
It is mid-February and we have all officially got the winter blahs!
We are midway through the month of February now, which means we have hit the point on the calendar when everyone in the snow zone is officially fed up with winter! Of course, everyone in Toronto was moaning about how cold it was for the NBA All-Star Game. As for winter storm news: it looks like…
Snowzilla sets snow records! But on the down side, it also killed 14 people
Just a brief note about the aftermath of Snowzilla. Yes, it turned out to be as big as it was hyped to be by the forecasters. It was the biggest snowstorm ever for at least six locations, including New York City. Unfortunately, 14 people also died. Now, the cleanup begins. I hope the power is back…
Rough weather in Texas; blizzards and tornadoes on the same day in the same state
Hopefully for you it was a Merry Christmas. It sounds like it was good weather for a lot of people, as there were record highs throughout the Northeast on Dec. 25. But unfortunately, it was not the case for everyone. Texas in particular was very hard hit yesterday with the Dallas area, and Garland in…
And now, the weather
Oh, nothing, I simply thought I would put up a link to the Weather Channel for anyone interested in what the forecast might be in any winter getaway vacation destinations.
Look out, Puerto Vallarta! Hurricane Patricia potentially the strongest hurricane ever!
We have heard of El Niño producing a milder winter in Canada than usual. Well, that’s good, because it looks like we will not be going to Puerto Vallarta for a winter getaway vacation this year. And it’s not just because we can’t afford it because our dollar is so low right now. Cat. 5…
Now the weather: yes, I survived this latest big blast of snow this weekend
The weather in Saskatchewan remains the most interesting and maddening in the country. We had all thought we were through with winter; we were wrong. This past weekend I was in Saskatoon at a newspaper convention and the whole place was hit by a freak snowstorm, and was buried in a foot of snow. There was…
The first day of spring is tomorrow, and we are going to be right back to winter weather!!!
Aargh!! Tomorrow is the first day of spring, and instead of continuing to enjoy the mild spring weather we have had for several days now, Saskatchewan is going to get belted by an Alberta Clipper. That means an instant return of the snow and icy roads. It probably will not be as bad, though, as the…
It’s on! The snow has started falling for the big Blizzard of 2015!
Yes, indeed, the Blizzard of 2015 has started and it looks like the Boston area will be receiving the brunt of it, as the Boston TV anchors and reporters keep on reminding us. Live coverage from 7 News Boston here. Live coverage from New York here. Coverage from CNN here. And of course, Weather Channel…
Boston, New York, etc., be ready: the Blizzard of 2015 is about to bury the Northeast!
Tuesday is meant to be the big day when the big Blizzard of 2015 is meant to bury the Northeast. The Boston TV stations on our local cable TV are already going nuts, but New York is also going to be hit as are locales in between. The forecasters say this could be historic. But…
The weather here is terrible! Wind chills of minus 40! And it is cold across North America!
As you normally expect in January, North America is deep into winter weather. Our own local temperatures have dipped to lows around minus 30 with wind chills of minus 40 predicted! We are currently under an extreme cold warning across the province. Much of the rest of North America is also looking at cold conditions….
Count me in the camp that believes the #Santabomb talk is a bit too much hype
Social media is not doing the weather forecasting business any favours. The real forecasters are out there trying to tell it like it is, yet too many folks on Twitter and elsewhere will hype up any potential storm and blow it out of proportion. Then people will read it and treat it as if it…
Cold, snow, freezing temps are here. Get used to it, Canada. (You too, USA.)
Fall is officially over in frozen Canada. After we enjoyed a snow-free Friday, the snow fell again today and the whole populace is completely covered. What is worse, we are all in for an “Arctic outbreak” that is going to impact North America this coming week. Apparently it has to do with a typhoon hitting…
Sadly, expecting to be snowed right under around here tomorrow
Weather update: currently I am watching the Winnipeg-Calgary CFL game being played in Calgary in a heap of snow. Regrettably, we are in store for exactly the same thing. Our own area is looking at heavy snow tomorrow.We are looking at possibly 10 cm tomorrow, and northwest SK is under a snowfall warning. Hopefully, it…
Latest hurricane news: Bermuda getting socked by Gonzalo right now
Let us move away from news about diseases and go back to talking weather, shall we? Hurricane Gonzalo is going strong right now and Bermuda is taking a direct hit. Coverage here. Well, I guess this weather news won’t cheer people up, either. Honestly, there is not much cheery news out there right now.
October isn’t looking so bad from my vantage point: I’ll have eight of the next 17 days off!!!
Too bad it is so COLD!!!! No wonder the birds have been freaking out and are in such a panic to fly out of here. Why is it that around here, spring always seems to start late, and then summer always seems to start late, but fall arrives right on time?! And then winter arrives…
Hurricane Odile made a big mess in Mexico. Don’t go to Los Cabos any time soon, folks!!!
Just a note to all of you Mexico-loving tourists that you should not, I repeat, not take any last-minute deals to Los Cabos, because this just happened. Category 3 Hurricane Odile swept in yesterday and made a big mess down there, and there are trees down and places are flooded. Also, tourists are having no…
You know, September happens to be winter in some places — like Calgary. What a mess!!
My brother had to drive through the snow in the Calgary area on Monday, on his way back to BC on Tuesday, and we all thought this was a freak occurrence. He even posted pictures of the snow there that day covering his Volkswagen. Well, it is now midweek, and in Alberta the snow has…
Proof Saskatchewan is boring: top story for the past few days is the HEAT! I am not kidding.
I have come to the sad conclusion that Saskatchewan is dull and boring. The proof came when I tuned in the local news the other day and found out the top story in all Saskatchewan was that it was hot out. Upwards of 40 Celsius with the Humidex, they said. Folks in Las Vegas, Phoenix,…
This is a good day to stay updated on the latest weather warnings in Sask., folks
I am hiding out at home, checking out the weather conditions all over Saskatchewan on the Weather Network right now. I am also checking the Twitter feed and plan to tune in the storm chaser streams soon, There are already multiple severe weather watches and already some warnings all over Saskatchewan, and the current conditions…
Wild day of tornadoes in Saskatchewan yesterday
If you were wondering what I was up to Saturday, I was being chased by a big storm all the way on the highway to Saskatoon. As it turned out this storm produced some scary tornadoes south of the city. That was interesting. Hopefully, the weather here will improve and people here can maybe actually enjoy…
Latest on Hurricane Arthur, bearing down on the coast of North Carolina tonight
Just want to let you know Arthur is now a hurricane and expected to make landfall tonight. Weather Channel live blog here. Also, live coverage from WCNC Charlotte here. And coverage from WNCN Raleigh is here. That’s it for me as I now intend to watch both the hurricane coverage and the CFL game between Winnipeg and Ottawa, all…
Look out North Carolina, Arthur is coming
The question right now is whether Arthur will be a Tropical Storm or a Hurricane when he gets to North Carolina on Thursday. Anyway, the forecasts are here. Happy Fourth of July, folks in the USA. You can have your tropical storms and hurricanes, we have enough problems to deal with here at the moment.
And now, the weather
It has not been a fun last couple of days weather-wise for a lot of people in a lot of places. First of all, there was a big tornado that touched down in Angus, Ontario and damaged 100 homes. Also that day, a bolt of lightning injured people on a golf course in Stouffville, Ontario….
