Ottawa Blizzard

30 minutes ago, Chinook said:

Anybody from Toronto in here? The GFS says -14F (-26C) with a wind of 10 knots (19 km/h) on Friday morning. The NAM has some temperatures that are not quite so cold.

We'll see if that happens. The Lakes are quite warm at the moment. I think the suburbs, where I am, has a shot of making it down that far. YYZ, maybe -4F.

7 hours ago, michsnowfreak said:

He said he was thinking Winter would be over after the December cold but now is changing his mind with the MJO. Also says the NPAC is as close to 2013-14 as you can get lol.

He should have stuck with his original forecast, in my opinion.

6 hours ago, Jonger said:

JB always has a world ending cold period just over the horizon. 

He's lost it over the past few years, honestly. He used to be good through the 2000s and even the start of the 2010s, but has now gone over the deep end.

This pattern is starting to resemble that of January 2006 and January 1990.

6 hours ago, weatherbo said:

Looks like a nice, warm weekend and with ground temps still above freezing, I have to think that most if not all the snow will melt.  I'm hoping so.  Not quite ready for the snow to stick around as I still have some Fall projects to wrap up.  Over the Summer I converted my woodshed into a chx coop, so had to build another shed for the wood, and thankfully just finished getting it all split and stacked right before the storm.  I wouldn't even be disappointed if winter snow held off another month.

Storm total map. 

Appears the bullseye was up here in my neck of the woods.  Snow has compacted quite a bit already.  Last night when deeper forcing/moisture moved out, the temp actually warmed to 35 and even rained a bit before falling to 29 for the low.  I have about a foot of dense snow otg.

This sounds like a storm worthy of mention in an updated version of the book "So Cold a Sky: Upper Michigan Weather Stories". Great book, by the way, if you're able to find a copy. I got it through abe books.

23 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

October may go down as the coldest in recent memory. Chances of our first flakes showing up already. 

October 2018 was fairly cold for us in Toronto. Will be interesting to see if this year can beat it.

3 hours ago, tim123 said:

I like the look of the fall pattern goin into winter. Is this type of pattern holds into winter will be a very snowy winter. Here's to hoping.

2000-2001 redux? The Columbus Day/Canadian Thanksgiving Day weekend in 2000 also saw a cold shot for our region.

On 9/26/2022 at 3:12 PM, Chicago Storm said:

That depends on your definition of warm.

It's actually looking normal to slightly below for the eastern Great Lakes, for the first half of the month.

On 9/23/2022 at 11:23 AM, Sub_Zero said:

Mt. Tremblant picked up a light dusting of snow last night...it's coming 

https://www.instagram.com/monttremblant/?hl=en

Hey Sub_Zero, speak to Buffaloweather about joining our Discord group.

I'm predicting we'll see above average temperatures, perhaps well above, until around the October 15-20th time frame. Following that, it wouldn't surprise me to see much colder temperatures. I'm thinking the first sticking snow in Toronto will be around the November 20th time frame.

On 7/27/2022 at 9:38 PM, BuffaloWeather said:

We're you able to join? I don't see you in here yet.

Yes. In the Discord group, I'm Toronto Blizzard

On 7/20/2022 at 2:44 PM, BuffaloWeather said:

I've tagged you 20 times in discord with no response, come back to us. 

By the way, thanks for inviting me to the Discord group BuffaloWeather.

Just now, Ottawa Blizzard said:

OT seems kind of one side - like a combination of the CBC and MSNBC. 

Not that I'm a fan of Fox either....I'm always searching for balance, that's all.

On 7/20/2022 at 2:36 PM, Syrmax said:

This sort of loose talk would get you banned from OT. Or at the very least called a f@cktard by the intelligentsia there...such as it is. 

OT seems kind of one side - like a combination of the CBC and MSNBC. 

On 7/22/2022 at 4:27 PM, brentrich said:

Looks like summer will be over in 2 weeks.  We only had ONE day of 90's so I was right once again. 

Looks like another heatwave may be on the way in the August 6th timeframe.

On 5/15/2022 at 2:07 PM, brentrich said:

Unfortunately that will happen since ridge is building in the west and AO is trending negative. All signs are pointing that northeast will have cool/wet summer this year. So enjoy warm/hot weather till it last. 

Interesting. I've found that when we get an early heatwave, in early May, the summer often goes on to be cool. It happened in 2000 and 1992, if my memory serves me right. Mind you, I believe the 1991 Pinatubo eruption played a role in the summer 1992 consitions.

Off topic, I know, but just want want to pass on my sympathies to the people of Buffalo for the tragedy which took place this evening. 

Snowing quite heavily in Toronto now.

Really foggy in Toronto this evening. Almost pea soup fog. Very Dickensian feel outside.

Really foggy in Toronto this evening. Almost pea soup fog. Very Dickensian feel outside.

4 hours ago, rochesterdave said:

We are entering a potentially epic pattern. PV looks to potentially break off. I’m seeing strong signals for a big Miller A. It might cut but really, the GFS was spitting out unbelievable numbers until the 6z run. 
you’ve been like this for most of the winter. I know you’ve had a tough run. 

Wondering if this March might rival those of 1956, 1960, and 1984? It's looking quite cold between the 10th and 20th.

On 2/21/2022 at 6:54 PM, vortmax said:

What's with this trifecta of storms hitting the UK? 

Yes, it's been pretty bad over there. 

Hoping Toronto can get in on the action again. 

9 hours ago, Buckeyes_Suck said:

Awesome, we miss our day trips to Canada. The US side of the falls is crap. 

Goat Island on the US side is nice, though, as is the Cave of the Winds tour.

1 minute ago, tim123 said:

March 2017 storm was heavily lake enhanced. 27 inches in roc. 

I remember that one. Toronto got flurries while Buffalo, Rochester, and points east of us got hit hard. The Toronto snow shields were up for that one. I was so envious of you guys. It looks like the snow shield is temporarily down this winter.