Winter settles in

A major storm affecting the south will then move north towards NYC.

January can be a rather long month in the weather department. It is turning out to be a cold and snowy one for large portions of North America. We awoke this morning to a fresh 5cm of snow, more towards the southwest part of the city with some locations looking like 10cm. Winds were gusty last night and travel was difficult between 6pm and midnight with one fatal accident involving a snow plow and SUV reported on Highway 138 near Ormstown in southern Quebec. This morning it is cold and windy with some blowing snow. While I observed clearing skies to the northwest at 8am, radar is showing another band of light snow to our northeast between Montreal and Quebec City, so we may see a little more snow this morning.

Calgary continues to dig out from a major storm this weekend that closed most roads around the city stranding drivers. The heavy snow was driven by strong winds up to 90km/h.
Toronto had its biggest snowfall in two years with a quick 17cm off Lake Ontario on Saturday.

Across the south this morning another big storm is bringing air and road travel to a halt across Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. Snow, sleet and freezing rain is coating everything. Numerous flights have been cancelled, and at least 3000 homes have no power in Georgia. The storm is expected to lift northeast affecting New York City and eastern New England by Wednesday, and then Atlantic Canada and Eastern Quebec.