forecast mon Issued 4.00 PM mst Monday 29 December 2003 Tonight .. A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight. Low minus 8. Tuesday .. Cloudy. 70 percent chance of flurries in the evening. High minus 4. Wednesday .. Periods of snow. Low minus 6. High minus 3. Thursday .. Flurries. Low minus 5. High zero. Friday .. Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 4. High minus 1. Normals for the period .. Low minus 6. High minus 1. 031229 ... endless desire wow. you must be cold. come to california. it's 37.2 degrees here. that might warm you up a bit. no snow for me no snow for me i'm_dreaming_of_a_white_christmas oh wait. nevermind. 031229 ... mon i remember '95 the coldest winter water falling from a glass froze in the air just like they said it would on the news it was minus 43c i had never lived such a cold winter we made a skating rink in our yard it was by a mountain birch grove a nice surface the ground was a bit slopey but it was free and their were stars not a hockey arena ceiling when it melted it was so muddy a hundred mushrooms sprung up the water fed the chicory field 031229 ... mon *there not their, any other spypos? 031229 ... mon by february it will be cold cold enough to cut willows 031229 ... mon it felt like minus twenty today the cars were lifting the snow from the road with the wind from their tyres black ice with a sweet white powder the odd rattled leaf a spit of gravel mine were the first tracks on the scraped edge frosting it reminded me of that skating rink 031229 ... mon i close the heater vent at times i closed it before i went out hours later a while ago so cold i realized the winter gets colder it will get colder i want it to be so cold so cold the fires will not burn 031229 ... mon by the way, since i'm still awake and obsessing about the weather.. that was -43c windchill, which means it was actually more like -30orsomethingC? or something,..? (my fuzzy brain) i think it was -13c in Vancouver at the time it never gets that cold there! rarely i believe they changed the way environmentcanada measures windchill since then anyway but i don't really know what i'm typing about oh, and it was hot water in the cup i didn't believe till i saw it i remember being told not to be outside for too long everything was so loud cars across town sounded like they were next door feet in snow so loud! i could hear a conversation a couple blocks away yeah enough talking,me it hasn't been that cold since that winter the pipes were freezing i remember 'i remember i remember i remember' my mantra for some reason it never gets that cold our old well used to freeze at -15 it was -10 tonight . 031230 ... mon and to further babble, thinking back it was -41 windchill, not 43 and that was for that one night only, surrounded by a bunch of days that made up a real cold spell 43 was the maximum day temp that previous summer don't ask me why i had to correct that i like getting facts straight but it's all messy at times i need to start writing this trivia down -enough already- 031230 ... mon Interpreting the Windchill Factor / Equivalent Temperature Windchill Factor / (Equivalent Temperature) Effect of Windchill Under 900 (-3 C) Conditions comfortable with normal winter clothing. 900 - 1400 (-18 C) Conditions no longer pleasant for outdoor activities on overcast days. Work and recreation becomes uncomfortable unless properly clothed. Hats, coats and gloves are recommended. 1400 - 1600 (-25 C) Conditions no longer pleasant for outdoor activities on sunny days. Outdoor work and travel are safe with quality winter clothing. 1600 - 1800 (-30 C) Frostbite can occur with prolonged exposure. Heavy outer clothing is essential. Your weather office will add the current wind chill to public forecasts at this level. 1800 - 2000 (-35 C) Frostbite can occur in a few minutes. Multiple layers of clothing become essential. 2000 or more (-40 C) Unprotected skin can freeze in one minute. Adequate face protection becomes important. Elementary school children require continuous adult supervision while outdoors. Work and travel alone is not advisable. 2200 or more (-45 C) Adequate face protection becomes mandatory. Work and travel alone is hazardous. Special warm-up breaks are recommended for outside workers. 2300 or more (-50 C) Outdoor conditions become dangerous. School closures should be considered. Exposed areas freeze in less than one minute for the average person. 2400 or more (-60 C) Outdoor conditions are dangerous even for short periods of time. All non- emergency outdoor work should cease. Buddy system and observation are mandatory. 2600 or more (-65 C) Exposed flesh freezes in less than one half minute on average. These are rare wind chill values which will be experienced in some major blizzards. Danger is extreme. Other factors can affect comfort and your degree of risk including: age, body type, humidity, clothing, level of physical activity, sunshine and even your food intake. from: http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/resqdyn/articles/windca.htm 031230 ... mon A windchill of 2200 Watts per square metre means that every second 2200 Joules of energy is lost from an area measuring one metre by one metre. This happens to be is the rate at which the average human body loses heat to the surrounding air when it is -48°C with no wind blowing at all. If it is only -25°C outside but the wind is blowing at 40 km/hr., it will feel like -48C because the rate at which heat if being lost is also 2200 Watts per square metre. While -25°C is much warmer than -48°C, the wind increases the rate of heat loss. This wind-enhanced heat loss is what we call the windchill. from:http://www.theweathernetwork.com/Inter/Ask/ask11.htm#Q4 031230 ... mon Issued 5.00 AM mst Friday 2 January 2004 Today .. Cloudy with sunny periods. 40 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High minus 3. Tonight .. Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h. Low minus 9. Saturday .. Clearing. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High minus 6. Sunday .. A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 10. High minus 7. Monday .. A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 10. High minus 7. Tuesday .. Periods of snow. Low minus 8. High minus 6. Normals for the period .. Low minus 6. High minus 1. Today Sunrise: 7:46 Sunset: 16:01 Moonrise: 12:44 Moonset: 3:11 040102 ... mon short term ........FRIDAY MORNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON ........FRIDAY EVENING FRIDAY OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE -11°C -3°C -6°C -10°C CONDITION Cloudy with sunny breaks Cloudy with sunny breaks Mainly cloudy Flurries P.O.P. 20% 20% 40% 60% FEELS LIKE -18°C -7°C -10°C -15°C WIND N 15 km/h N 10 km/h N 10 km/h NW 10 km/h HUMIDITY 65% 42% 69% 100% SNOW - - - Trace From Friday morning to Saturday morning we expect : Trace of snow. Updated : Friday January 2 2004, 3:05 PST long term .....SAT..SUN..MON..TUE..WED..THU HIGH -8°C-9°C -9°C -9°C -15°C 0°C LOW -10°C -19°C -20°C -18°C -26°C -20°C CONDITION Variable cloudiness Variable cloudiness Light snow Light snow Light snow Freezing rain P.O.P. 20% 30% 80% 80% 90% 100% WIND N 25 km/h W 10 km/h NE 10 km/h E 10 km/h E 15 km/h S 20 km/h Updated : Friday January 2 2004, 4:05 PST 040102 ... mon so freakin cold out right now so windy 040102 ... mon i better fix my coat it is down to only one button hanging from a loose thread 040102 ... mon my boots more than a few sizes too big i wear several pairs of thick socks tie the laces tight as i can 040102 ... mon Can you explain what the terms "Arctic Outflow" means? What dangers are associated with it? And is the west coast of Canada the only place where it is a concern? The arctic outflow is only a concern for the west coast. Normally in Canada, air comes inland off the Pacific Ocean and flows from west to east carrying in "mild and moist air". During an arctic outflow, cold arctic air comes down from the north and gets trapped on the western side of the Rockies. As more cold air pushes down, this parcel of air is pushed further south and forced into the valleys. Valleys with a west to east orientation, normally filled with mild moist air off the Pacific, are now filled with cold dry arctic air. Weather-wise, an arctic outflow sitting in these valleys can cause drastic changes in temperature. There are two main concerns associated with arctic outflows. First, arctic outflows cool the air over the water near the shore. When the milder air tries to come on to the coast the cool air and warm air mix. The result of this mixing can be snow or freezing precipitation. Second, high windchill levels tend to result from cold air rushing out of the valleys. from: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/Inter/Ask/ask9.htm#Q10 arctic outflow chill in the whirled outside my window there is a hole in the glass 040102 ... monee cold too cold 050105 ... crOwl we have 5o's and rain. it's too warm to make snow and our ski season is going to be temporarily shut down soon. the first time it's ever happened. who is fucking with the weather? 050105 what's it to you? who go blather from