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I did wonder about that but the radars filled in nicely now. Can see the snow accumulating in Calgary on the webcams. Could be a nice amount by morning.

Snowfall warning as mentioned above. Just wet snow at moment as currently above freezing. I’d anticipate settling and accumulating snow kicking in after dark as temps start to plummet. Maybe up to 20cm’s. Forecast lows of close to minus 30 by early next week. A cold snap is certainly on its way.

Agreed - they have much more info at their disposal so they are no doubt going for an average - ie more moderate than some of the extremes we’ve seen. But as always with the margin of error it could be that high or less or settle in the middle. Either way, it’s gonna be a hell of a ride for the next 24 hours for many millions of people.

93 mph for the SE. That’s going to be up there as one of the most powerful storms in a generation.

Spot on. They have to be sustained winds for minimum of 1 minute. Cat 1 is 74-95 mph and Cat 2 96-110 mph. Again sustained for 1 minute. Very different to gusts. I assume his comment relates to absolute wind speed - but misleading IMO.

I was pretty much bang under that 88kts (100 mph) in north Kent when at school. We were being evacuated across the playground when the roof of the gym ripped off and flew within a few metres of a large group of kids. Very nearly took us all out. This storm is looking likely to be 70-80 mph across large parts in land, if not more. Whilst there’s a big difference at the top end in 20/30 mph it’s still gonna get messy, especially as it’s been very wet this week for many. Let’s hope it downgrades a little nearer the time otherwise it’ll be one to talk about for many years with some potentially big impacts both to infrastructure and life.

Think he’s referring to Tralee Ireland having a sunrise of 9:48 as it’s currently 8:48 in the death of winter there.

From minus 32oC to well above freezing today. Looks like some warmer weather on its way. @CatchMyDrift maybe low teens for Calgary within the next week.

I’d have to agree. In fact this time last year saw record lows in places like Texas and Oklahoma with I think Dallas reaching minus 20oC (near hundred year low) and even Houston dropped to around minus 10oC. (30 year low)

Bit chilly this morning with -32oC at 6am.

That’s one thing I love about Canada. When there’s a forecast of upsloping snows (the heaviest snows we get in the foothills). Just as it starts, it gets dark, and then sets in heavy snow hour after hour. The most we had in 18 hours was 67cm’s. Once in 90 minutes we had 15cm’s! It’ll come one day for the SE. And when it does it’ll be epic. I do remember watching the webcams in Kent with jealousy in 2009. This was up at blue bell hill, north Kent. Whiteout.

It has been particularly dry. No doubt spring will even out the annual figures - it feels like the drier the winter the wetter the spring over the years. (Not sure if that’s factually correct, just a feeling) Especially Monsoon June ? I remember all the precip was passing you by that winter. Very dry one for you that was.

I’ve always been unlucky when visiting Toronto. Always had a snowstorm when I’ve been there. I’ve dug out a (poor quality) pic of the parking lot of when I was stuck at an airport hotel waiting for it to pass. Huge snow totals. I do like Collingwood though. Very nice town

Having friends in Collingwood the snow pics they send are amazing. The fact it’s in the snow belt for lake effect snow made me almost move there to the point we went house hunting there. I remember both 2013 and 2014 having wild swings of temps in January. Also in 2012 we have visitors over and it was super warm mid teens in the first week of Jan after a bitterly cold New Year’s Eve.

I remember this was a particularly snowy spell for the SE. I was off work during this time and living up by Blue Bell Hill (Kent north downs) around 550ft asl. We received just shy of a foot of snow during the day on the 2nd I think it was. Elevation certainly helped with the total snow amounts. I remember the M20 and M2 being shut and all locals roads were a mess. I had to walk to the pharmacy to get drugs for my bad back and when I got there they said they’d had no deliveries. ? It’s one of the few snow events that I don’t have any pictures of. I don’t remember much else about the impact on the rest of the SE so would be interested if anyone has any memories or pictures of this event and it’s wider impact?

Love that - real-time impact available. Forecast spot on for Canmore region. Around 12-15cm’s on average . How did you fair? @CatchMyDrift

Yup @CatchMyDrift very warm at the moment but lots of warnings out for later - from winter storm warnings to snow squall watches (haven’t seen many of those before). Snowfall warnings for Canmore region up to 15cm’s. Again it’ll likely be Kananaskis region that gets it worse. Looks like quite an intense band of snow forming as the cold air sweeps in. Strong winds, blowing snow, flash freeze and cold wind chills. We had a similar situation in ‘08 and we received 5 1/2 inches of snow in 90 minutes. Some of the heaviest snow I ever saw. Let the fun times begin

Snowing nicely in Killearn, north of Glasgow (95m) IMG_3244.MP4

Strong chinook winds yesterday made for a sudden warming from minus 20’s to above freezing. Back to cold today though and minus 20’s - hope @CatchMyDrift you managed to enjoy the brief warm up

You’d think so but people tend to embrace the seasons and the sports it brings. Ie skiing, hockey, ice fishing etc in winter. Though the golf season can certainly be short (may-oct) in the mountains.

I was trying so hard to spell correctly and not show I was too drunk but wished everyone merry Christmas instead of happy new year ?You knew what I meant lol.

Merry Christmas you lovely lot - let’s see what 2022 brings...

Did anyone top 16oC today? Balmy weather

Scotland you never fail to disappoint. Cracking day here in Drymen. Warm and sunny. Next best thing to snow

The windchill is brutal. I’d take air temp of minus 40 over wind chill of minus 40 any day of the week. Though I’ve never been warmer in winter than in a Canadian house at minus 40 but coldest in a UK house in winter at minus 5 lol. Wrap up warm folks!