A spectacular western sky at sunset tonight in Pointe Claire, Quebec. ValleyWX PhotoSorry folks, it was not the best of Mondays, and I was unable to update the blog this morning.
It feels like we have turned the corner in the weather department with the end of October and Christmas just 7 weeks away. I put the winter tires on this past weekend just in time for the few centimetres of snow that fell on Saturday night. Halloween was chilly and windy, but we still had over 150 kids visit our home. Montreal reached 7C today under mostly cloudy skies. We had a few sunny breaks towards sunset but also a shower or two in the region. Both combined for a spectacular sky at sunset (see above). Our week will become rather unsettled as low pressure is expected to produce rain and snow by Thursday. Until then high pressure will control our weather with sunny skies and cool weather.
Tropical storm Tomas has weakened tonight but is expected to regain hurricane strength later this week as it moves across the Caribbean Sea. The storm is moving westward with 45mph winds, 105km northeast of Aruba. The storm is forecast to make a sharp turn and move across Haiti from southwest to northeast. Only one other storm has moved across the country in a similar path and that was Hazel in 1954. It is a troublesome forecast at this point for the island nation that is still trying to recover from the devastating January earthquake. We will have to watch the storm carefully but all indications are that the storm will strengthen and make that turn withing the next few days and approach Haiti and the Dominican Republic by weeks end as at least a category 1 storm or perhaps stronger.
**I had a question about where to find daily highs and lows. You can visit the Environment Canada website HERE or Climate Quebec HERE
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