SNOW & ICE coverage in the Northern Hemisphere 2016/17

[iapennell]

Nice to see that there is likely to be decent snow-cover (and some very low temperatures) for my holiday in Canada commencing a week today. I will be travelling to Churchill with my brother, on the western coast of Hudson Bay (which is frozen over). I will also be taking a thermometer with me so I can record some (hopefully) very low temperatures.

Winter 2016-17 has been a write-off as regards severe cold and snow where I live; hence I have to go elsewhere to seek my very frosty snowy fix!

[cheeky_monkey]

8 minutes ago, iapennell said:

Nice to see that there is likely to be decent snow-cover (and some very low temperatures) for my holiday in Canada commencing a week today. I will be travelling to Churchill with my brother, on the western coast of Hudson Bay (which is frozen over). I will also be taking a thermometer with me so I can record some (hopefully) very low temperatures.

Winter 2016-17 has been a write-off as regards severe cold and snow where I live; hence I have to go elsewhere to seek my very frosty snowy fix!

warming up nicely next week..you have missed the really cold weather me thinks..it was -30c here Monday...but will be +7c by next Monday..Churchill might be be far enough North and East to miss the push of warm temperatures set for next week.

[iapennell]

On 09/02/2017 at 23:17, cheeky_monkey said:

warming up nicely next week..you have missed the really cold weather me thinks..it was -30c here Monday...but will be +7c by next Monday..Churchill might be be far enough North and East to miss the push of warm temperatures set for next week.

@cheeky_monkey, I sincerely hope the warmer air does not reach Churchill! I will have spent upwards of £ 1500 to get my frosty snowy fix- so I would not be happy for my stay there to coincide with mild south-westerly winds and their mildest part of the winter. South-westerly winds would be dry (having traversed the USA east of the Rockies and southern Canada before reaching that region), so even if the air arrived at just below freezing point they would not bring much snow. Also I would be so disappointed to have travelled thousands of miles to experience nothing below -5C for the duration of my time at Churchill. 

Let's hope that I am not disappointed to such an extent because it would be a big waste of my money.

[BornFromTheVoid]

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[Guest]

aaand its +3 degrees in Estonia, seven degrees above average. Expect the white around there to turn green.

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[JeffC]

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