Showing posts with label December. Show all posts
Showing posts with label December. Show all posts

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Possible Freezing Rain

The weather network predicts an overcast day with possible freezing rain this morning. (Not what I want to hear!) High is expected to be -1 degrees C (30 degrees F) with overnight temperatures of -6 degrees C (21 degrees F).

Friday, December 30, 2011

Snowy and Cold

Light snow will continue to cover the ground for most of the day. The early morning temperature of -17 degrees C (2 degrees F) will go to a high of -8 degrees C (18 degrees F). Overnight freezing rain is expected with slightly higher temperatures of -7 degrees C (19 degrees F).
(Not what I like to anticipate!)

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Sunny, Very Cold But Warming (a Bit!)

The day looks lovely - clear blue sunny sky. But the temperature is very cold.














At 8am it's -20 degrees C (-4 degrees F). Today's high is expected to be - 13 degrees C (9 degrees F) with an overnight temperature of -15 degrees C (5 degrees F).

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Snowy Day

The snow will continue - it snowed all night.














The high today is our current (5:20 am) -3 degrees C (26 degrees F). The temperature will drop during the day.














The overnight temperature is forecast to be -19 degrees C (-2 degrees F).














The good news? Tomorrow is expected to be a sunny day!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

It's Winter Outdoors

The snow is here to stay and more snow is expected!


















But it's warmer. Our high today is 2 degrees C (36 degrees F). Overnight temperatures are -6 degrees C (21 degrees F). Tomorrow is expected to be a colder day... and a storm may be brewing! There is a storm warning for southern Ontario. That usually means from Niagara Falls and Windsor to Toronto. Will it move farther north and reach us as well?!

Monday, December 26, 2011

Sunny "Boxing Day"

A lot of snow fell yesterday - making driving conditions difficult, as many streets were not plowed, due to the holiday.














Today is expected to be warmer and sunnier. Our pre-dawn temperature of -8 degrees C (17 degrees F) is expected to rise to -3 degrees C (27 degrees F) and then rise even more to an overnight temperature of -1 degree C (30 degrees F).

(The temperature changes seem much more dramatic in Fahrenheit than Celsius!)

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Snowy Christmas Day

Light snow is falling in Ottawa this morning. At 9:15 am it is -12 degrees C (9 degrees F),














The temperature is expected to go up to -1 degree C (30 degrees F). Overnight the temperature is expected to drop to -5 degrees C (23 degrees F).

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Sunny "Christmas Eve" Day

The weather today is sunny, clear and cold. It's currently - 17 degrees C (0 degrees F) at 9 am.














The high is expected to reach -11 degrees C (12 degrees F). Overnight low is forecast to be -13 degrees C (9 degrees F).

Friday, December 23, 2011

Snow Again!

The day started out snowy - but has turned to clear skies.














The high is our current mid-morning -6 degrees C (20 degrees F) with temperatures dropping all day and an overnight temperature of -17 degrees C (1 degree F)... I think winter is really here!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Sun, Cloud, Rain, Snow

Today's weather forecast has it all: sun, cloud, rain and snow! The current (8am) temperature is 0 degrees C (32 degrees F).














The weathernetwork says we have cloud - but I see blue skies overhead! The temperature is expected to go down this morning (with sunny skies)... to -2 degrees C (28 degrees F). Then this afternoon rain is expected to arrive and the temperature will go up to 3 degrees C (37 degrees F). Overnight we can expect snow flurries and temperatures of -8 degrees C (18 degrees F)...


















It's so changeable! No wonder Canadians are preoccupied with talking about the weather - it affects everything we do!














But my big question is: does this mean that the ice from yesterday's freezing rain will all melt before I go out? Or am I at risk of falling?!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Shortest Day of the Year... Freezing Rain

One of the dangers of mild weather is that instead of snow, we get freezing rain. It is currently overcast, but freezing rain is expected to begin around 7 am and continue all day - until it turns to rain or snow overnight. The pre-dawn temperature is -7 degrees C (18 degrees F). The high today is supposed to be 0 degrees C (32 degrees F).


















At 8 am, our neighborhood is getting light snow - but there is still a freezing rain warning in effect. The overnight temperature is expected to be -2 degrees C (28 degrees F).

Monday, December 19, 2011

Light Snow... And / Or Rain

The weather forecast is for light snow - which will possibly turn to rain as the day gets warmer. (Hopefully there will be no freezing rain in the "mixed precipitation.")

At 6 am (in the dark) the temperature is -1 degree C (29 degrees F). But it will go up to 3 degrees C (37 degrees F) later in the day.


















This is what mid-afternoon looked like... Windy, but otherwise not too bad. The overnight temperature is supposed to be -10 degrees C (14 degrees F).

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Sunny But Colder

The pink sky in the east this morning made me wonder if there was a storm brewing.














The only folk wisdom I know regarding weather is:

Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.
Red sky at night, sailors delight.


But there is no snow in today's forecast by the Weather Network. They predict a high of -7 degrees C (19 degrees F) today, that temperature remaining more or less unchanged all night until more snow arrives Monday.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Sunny and Cold

Light snow fell overnight. (I wonder if it will stay.)


















The day ahead is expected to be sunny but cold. Currently it's -12 degrees C (9 degrees F). The afternoon high is forecast to be -9 degrees C (16 degrees F), going down to -16 degrees C (3 degrees F) overnight.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Another Cloudy Day

The online weather site tells me it's lightly raining - though it's too early for me to see. At 6:15 am, it's still dark out. The good news, however, is that the forecast for the day is cloud - not rain.


















The day's high is our current temperature of 3 degrees C (39 degrees F). The temperature is expected to drop all day with an expected overnight temperature of -12 degrees C (10 degrees F).

So winter may be on its way! (But yesterday we did break a local record for that day. Temperatures in Ottawa reached 10 degrees C (50 degrees F). The previous record was 9.7 degrees C for December 15 in Ottawa.)

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Windy Day

The wind is shaking the trees in our neighborhood - impossible to capture moving branches and the sound of the wind in still photos!


















It isn't raining as I type this at 8:30 am - though the weather forecast is for a rainy day. High today is predicted to be 10 degrees C (50 degrees F) with an overnight temperature of 1 degree C (34 degrees F).

Later... We did reach a record-breaking temperature of 10 degrees C (50 degrees F) today!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Cloudy Day

The weather forecast is for a cloudy day with a high of 2 degrees C (36 degrees F) - and the temperature is expected to be the same overnight! The cloud must be blanketing the warmth in!














It was a "misty, moisty" day.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Light Rain... Perhaps Freezing Drizzle

The weather forecast today calls for light rain and freezing drizzle. That's always the risk when temperatures hover around the freezing mark. I have been enjoying long walks over the past (snow-free) week, so this is going to "dampen" my day's plans! The predicted high is 2 degrees C (36 degrees F) with an overnight temperature of -2 degrees C (28 degrees F). The good news: tomorrow is supposed to be sunny again!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Beautiful Sunny December Day

Today is absolutely amazing outside...














I just had to go for a walk! The high is 4 degrees C (39 degrees F) with overnight temperatures of -3 degrees C (27 degrees F).

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Sunny Day

Another mainly sunny day ahead. The high today is +1 degree C (34 degrees F) with an overnight temperature of -1 degree C (30 degrees F).














Looks like a nice day! Not much snow on the ground.