As Canadians we talk about the weather relentlessly, I just talk about it a little more! I hope to provide useful information to my family, friends and all those who simply enjoy talking about the weather. While I try to include information of interest from all over North America, my primary region of concern is the St. Lawrence Valley of Quebec, Ontario, and New York, as well as our neighbouring regions. This Blog is dedicated to my late father for inspiring my interest in weather.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Winter Solstice with a storm
A deep and intense winter storm moved into the region overnight after slamming the upper Midwest on Thursday. Many areas reported over 30 cm (1 foot) of wind driven snow especially across Wisconsin and Iowa. The snow was pushed around by 50mph winds in many cases with blizzard conditions closing roads and schools. This morning slightly milder southeast winds in the St. Lawrence Valley have allowed most of the precipitation to fall as rain and sleet overnight here on L'Ile Perrot. In the last hour the precipitation has changed to wet snow here at my home. North and west of the city towards the Ottawa Valley and the Laurentians, it has been all snow. For those reasons, the snowfall warning for Montreal to Cornwall has been lowed, however a winter storm warning does remain in effect for areas north of Laval as well as Ottawa. The snow has forced dozens of schools to close in the area as well as suspension of school bus service.Those areas will remain as snow with upwards of 25cm likely. In Montreal it will be a messy, windy mix all day with perhaps a slushy 5cm in places. Winds will increase to 50km/h and temperatures will however around the 1C mark. Overnight more wind and snow as the low begins to lose some punch but slides slowly across extreme northern New York. Low temperatures will remain around 0C. Saturday will be snowy and windy with perhaps another 5cm of snow and dropping temperatures down to -6C by the end of the day.
It will be a very busy day on the roads so drive with extreme care as I can guarantee there will be lots of ice around late today and Saturday.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment