Arctic dipping south

[Catrin]

We don't normally GET weather like this, at least not for as long a period as it's been lasting - I mean seriously, we've had days when the south pole was warmer It isn't like we are in the Dakotas or Michigan. And, of course, they TELL us this and it makes it worse. It will be interesting to see if there is a run on the grocery stores again this weekend. They refuse to speculate about how much we are going to get, at least on the news, but the weather forecasters are still telling folks that they might want to go ahead and pick up extra food this weekend. I don't think I've ever seen them treat a potential storm quite like this... Of course, there needs to be those occasional extreme seasons that sets the records, and I think this one will be one for the record books for our area.

[Helene2013]

arghhh. 10cm of snow forecasted starting tomorrow. That would be awesome. BUT!!!! rain to fall the next morning! So you guessed it. It will be a mess, freeze, and be so much fun (read NOT). What a weird winter in Montreal. We cannot enjoy any winter activities (snowshoes, trail walking with the dogs - as all turns into ice), etc. I'm ready for May!!!!!

[skhill]

The forecasts for the snow that came over night were all over the place, 1"-10". Looks like we've ended up in the middle of the range, somewhere around 4 or 5. But this is the kind of winter weather I like; it's warm enough to enjoy the snow (so long as you can avoid driving anywhere!). And it should warm up enough tomorrow to melt a lot of it.

The last of the previous snowfall had finally melted Sunday afternoon, just hours before the rain started to change over to sleet then ice. This is an unusual winter for sure!

[Helene2013]

We ended up with less but it was wet snow. The type you can't really do anything, but snowmen. And it was sooo heavy to shovel. yark. At least no rain, and now all is freezing so it will be a yard full of ice - dogs and us can't really play outside, again. I think I'll get myself a fat bike so at least I can enjoy some outdoors!!!

[Catrin]

Still have lots of snow on the ground, and now ice from the weekend. Tomorrow afternoon comes yet another storm that will start with ice and sleet, and potential of 4-7 or more inches of snow. S*rew this, I am taking Wednesday off work even if they don't shut us down for the day.

I DID see someone on the local streets on a fat bike the other day - and that was a street I wouldn't consider riding on in normal weather, it is a very heavily traveled corridor. He looked like he was having fun though!

[Crankin]

It's snowing as I sit here in the traing for my new job. It's only supposed to be a dusting to an inch in my area, but it looks like that much now. Well, I am only about 10 miles from home.
We are supposed to get hammered on Wed.

[shootingstar]

I've lost count of the number of cycles we've had since Nov. on snow, freezin' cold, melt, sometimes mini-storm again, snow, ice, melt and same thing all over again.

Right now it's -24 degrees C with -31degrees C wind chill factor. There's some snow ...but it's just darn cold. I'm not cycling today since I have to go to the hospital for testing.