Well it certainly rained here earlier this afternoon. Got caught in a thunderstorm in Mont Tremblant, Quebec. Heaviest rain that I have seen for a long time, albeit not prolonged. Temps fell quickly from 24C to 17 C. Got absolutely soaked from head to toe.
That rain in Toronto was fairly localised at least to the East of the city. One of my cousins got flooded out while a few miles East in Pickering Village another had two mms in total that day.

Hello folks, it's been awhile! Back from my travels to Australia first then Scotland. Amazing weather back home for once, was a real delight something different to the heat there than here in Ontario, it's much drier and the sun fierce. But brilliant nonetheless.

In Southern Ontario, August has started on a cool note after a cold front passed through here last weekend during the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey in Oakville. Temps just 16c this morning, no a/c required for the past few nights which is quite stunning for this time of the year. Temps look likely to stay this side of 25c for the next 4-5 days perfect weather really.

We did miss a major storm when we were over in Scotland that brought over 48hrs of power outages to our local area. Lots of tree damage and significant rainfall to the Hamilton area. Initial reports were that a Tornado had gone thru Mount Hope, which is at Hamilton Airport however EC later confirmed a dericho or straight line wind damage had caused most of the tree and structural damage to Mountain properties.

For me, it's a weekend working sadly, barbecue's in the evening to compensate!

Take Care

Hello all,

Glad to read you are having a good trip Norseman, sounds like you've been lucky with the weather. Nice scenery around Tremblant. Are you heading north of Quebec City at all? I love the Charlevoix region - spectacular scenery on the banks of the St Lawrence.

Sounds like you had a great trip too Stewart and glad you got good weather back here in Scotland. July was very pleasant in NE Fife. Sunshine levels were above average, if not quite in the field of spectacular, and temps ran about 2c above the norm with a reading of 28.9c at Leuchars the highest since July 2006. More, please!

It is more like late September than early August in southern Ontario at the moment. Can't remember when I last saw a week of 22/23c readings forecast at this time of year. Nevertheless with good sunny spells on offer it will be very pleasant and I suspect many will not miss the usual mid-summer humidity. It's a similarly cooler than average forecast all the way over to Calgary. Meanwhile northern Canada is generally running a few degrees above average and Brett A expects this to continue according to the long range ECM: http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/anderson/long-range-forecast-clues-into-beginning-of-september-1/16045440 Joe Lundberg has more:http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/lundberg/a-taste-of-the/16068053

The Blue Jays continue to frustrate and it's now all about 2014 and who shows the heart and hustle (on base percentage would be nice too!) to be part of that team. It's the familiar baseball mantra: we need more pitching!

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Hello folks, weather has rebounded somewhat in Southern Ontario over the past few days with sunshine in supply and temps the other side of 25c it's felt summer again after a cool start to August. And things look set to continue with temps feeling like 34 today and could be at 30 or just about air temp tomorrow and Thursday.

Generally quiet across Canada also after the severe weather that both the West and East saw during June & July. The quiet theme has been born out in the states also where Henry Marguisty on Accuweather reported earlier in the week that the U.S. is running at a 60 year low for Tornadoes in 2013. And, the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season certainly hasn't made a splash so far, indications suggest this is close to changing by the end of the month as ever time will tell. Earlier in the summer, desert storms bringing sand way over into the tropics was one suggestion for the lack of activity.

Take Care

Quiet on this thread, isn't it? Not too much to report here, September has come but Summer still reigns, even if some trees are starting to turn.  Just having a few rainy days now after hitting 30C just a few days ago, which was very unusual for September!  Temps are dropping to 12C by Sunday, but then rebounding nicely next week to the high 20's.  Indian summer time, classic high pressure ridge is not going anytime soon. :)

 Peter

July 2013 - June 2014 Stats
Elevation: 1084m
Latitude: 51° 6' N
Warmest Temperature: 32.8c 02/07/12
Coldest Temperature: 5.2c 07/07/12
Days with thunderstorms: 7
Days with rain falling: 26
Days with snow falling: 0
Days with snow lying: 0
Maximum snow depth: 0" (0cm)
Current snow depth 0" (0cm)

Thanks Peter. It has been quiet on here this year. I for one have been struggling to find the time, unfortunately. Though I dare say things will pick up when snow becomes a factor - for you that could be the end of this month!

Crudely put west has been best this summer in general. Vancouver and Victoria have had some great weather along with Calgary (early floods excepted) and much of the Prairies. It was 33.6c in Winnipeg yesterday -- not bad for early September! For what it's worth Brett Anderson's look at the rest of the month keeps the late season warmth going over central NA with the west and east coasts cooler and more unsettled. http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/anderson/long-range-update-into-early-october/17488275

It's certainly been swings and roundabouts for the GTA, with cooler high pressure making a comeback this weekend before a brief but notable warm up for midweek. It was a chilly start to the day yesterday in southern Ontario with a low of just 2.7c for Hamilton. Temps were even lower in more rural areas with an air frost for the likes of Algonquin Park. Very similar to Scotland where we had our first air frost this week!

Stewart, I think we both expected/hoped the Blue Jays would be playing meaningful baseball come September but alas, not to be. Still there are enough green shoots to support hope for next year when the owner really needs to go all in, spend more money and make more trades (a frontline starter would be great). Best thing has been the resurgent fan base and increased attendance. As for the likely WS winners, I wouldn't be betting against the Red Sox right now.

Enjoy the weekend!

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Quote:

The campus of University of Colorado Boulder was completely shut down Thursday as torrential rain brought massive floods to parts of the state. A press release from the school stated that as many as 500 students, faculty and staff have been displaced by the surging water. Campus will be closed for the rest of the week.

from -

http://www.wunderground.com/news/colorado-flooding-closes-university-boulder-20130912

see also -

  NSIDC is closed today because of severe weather and flooding. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.  Need to talk to us? You can always contact our friendly User Services Office at [email protected] or + 1 303.492.6199.

from -

http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/images/daily_images/N_stddev_timeseries.png

Ice extent charts etc in the Arctic are not presently available. Several people have died and the severe rainfall seems to be ongoing.

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See also -

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2520

Edit: some really good links/images.

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Finding time, yes that's the problem Graeme!  No snow yet fortunately, but the warmth we've been getting the first half of September seems to have broken today, and we're expecting 12C and rainy tomorrow.  It bounces back Thursday, but only to the 18-20C range, bit short of the 25-30C we have been getting!

Word on the street is that the natives think this winter is going to be a cold one.  Farmers almanac, and the pelt on the hares seem to be the thing.  On a slightly more scientific footing, the northwest passage didn't open up this summer, and the arctic ice is at relatively high levels. So, we shall see...

Peter

July 2013 - June 2014 Stats
Elevation: 1084m
Latitude: 51° 6' N
Warmest Temperature: 32.8c 02/07/12
Coldest Temperature: 5.2c 07/07/12
Days with thunderstorms: 7
Days with rain falling: 27
Days with snow falling: 0
Days with snow lying: 0
Maximum snow depth: 0" (0cm)
Current snow depth 0" (0cm)

Big and unusual NW storm thus weekend as the remnants of a typhoon slam into the a oregon coast.
5 days perception over 11 inches from the models

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p120i12.gif 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
257 PM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013

UPDATED TO ADD INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE DEBRIS FLOWS AND LANDSLIDES

ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-281400-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK...
GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...
HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...
MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...HOOD RIVER...
CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS...SANDY...
SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME...GOVERNMENT CAMP...
DETROIT...SANTIAM PASS...VIDA...LOWELL...COTTAGE GROVE...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...PARKDALE...ODELL...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS...FRANCES...
RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO...
CASTLE ROCK...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
257 PM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...UNUSUAL SEPTEMBER WINDY AND VERY WET STORM SYSTEMS EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST
OREGON...

A SERIES OF POTENT EARLY FALL STORMS WILL IMPACT THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO VERY HEAVY RAINS TO THE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWEST OREGON. TWO OF THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND LOCALLY INLAND AS WELL. THESE ARE HIGHLY
UNUSUAL STORMS FOR SEPTEMBER AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING
RECORD RAINS.

THE FIRST BATCH OF RAIN HAS SPREAD ONSHORE INTO SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE
INTO TONIGHT. BETWEEN 0.75 AND 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL BY
DAYBREAK SATURDAY WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE COAST RANGE AND
SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. THIS STORM WILL ALSO
BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...BUT WILL BE THE WEAKEST
STORM OF THIS SERIES.

THE NEXT STORM ON SATURDAY WILL BE CONSIDERABLY STRONGER AND
WETTER...AND WILL CONTAIN TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM A FORMER WESTERN
PACIFIC TYPHOON. RAIN WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH A GOOD PART OF
SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE COASTAL STRIP
AND BEACHES...WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS INLAND INTO THE
VALLEYS.

THE SECOND POTENTIALLY EVEN STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH
SUNDAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL
ALSO HAVE TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH IT AND MAY HAVE SOME OF THE
REMNANT CIRCULATION OF THE FORMER TYPHOON IN IT. THIS STORM WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWEST OREGON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...BOTH AT THE COAST AND INLAND.

RAINFALL ESTIMATES THROUGH MONDAY SHOW AMOUNTS IN THE COAST RANGE
AND CASCADES COULD REACH 7 TO 10 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN
THE VALLEYS. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING. LARGER RIVERS WILL LIKELY ALSO SEE
SIGNIFICANT RISES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL ALSO LEAD TO DEBRIS
FLOWS AND LANDSLIDES IN STEEPER TERRAIN. SOME PLACES THIS OFTEN
OCCURS INCLUDES THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...THE WEST HILLS OF
PORTLAND...AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SATURATED SOILS...STRONG
WINDS...AND TREES WITH A FULL COMPLEMENT OF LEAVES WILL LIKELY
LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS...ESPECIALLY AT THE
COAST AND IN THE COAST RANGE BUT ALSO POSSIBLY IN THE INLAND
VALLEYS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE STRONG WINDS AND EXPECTED HIGH SEAS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR
MARINERS ALONG THE COAST. PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO AVOID BEACH AREAS
WHERE THEY CAN BE WASHED AWAY BY THE HIGHER WAVES AND CAN BE
SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BY DEBRIS TOSSED ONSHORE.

DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM CONTINUE TO COME TOGETHER. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES
THAT ARE IN EFFECT.


$$

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

The storm is really picking up after a fairly quiet and mind day.. Already seen some branches blown down and it is raining so hard it is like when they use a hosepipe in the old movies for rain. Really flooding down in wind blow sheets. Wind is strong enough to be blowing the standing water up into the air, looks very cool on top of buildings.

Also although it is a fairly mild storm the highest summits should see snow, the above 9000ft there could in theory be 10-20ft of snow.... Except t he wind will blow most of the snow off the summits for t to land as rain in the valleys.

Hello all, i'm still here! Sorry and a thousand apologies for not posting for over 6wks i think, a combination of work and other things going on just never had the time to post.

Thanks Tim for the posts on the NW storm, very interesting event and it also brought a rare Tornado to areas south of Seattle, WA causing minor widespread damage.

Big weather story this week will be a developing storm system that will bring early season Snow to the NW of the system and biting North winds and torrential rain and significant Tornado potential to the South & East of the system. Real potential for a dangerous Tornado outbreak for portions of IA, WI and IL. Autumn storms not unusual, but there's been a lack of storm activity recently across these areas as the summer was yet again a scorcher. Earlier in September, Colorado of course had widespread and damaging flooding due to excessive rainfall.

This system will be fuelled by the gulf, devoid of hurricane activity this year (one of the quiestest on record) and also by record-breaking warmth across the Eastern third of the U.S for the time of the year. Temps in Washington & New York have been routinely into the mid-70sF as they have been here across Southern Ontario recently, We've enjoyed temps between 21-24c for the past few days, but all that comes to an end too with this system which will eventually push into Ontario come Friday with heavy showers / rain and temps back to 15-17c by the weekend.

Going forward, Brett Anderson on Accuweather sees a pattern of continued above average temps for the Eastern 3rd of Canada through October while the North and West gradually cool. No early signs of snow or frost this year for now. Best time of the year as i've said before to visit Southern Ontario, the bloom in full colour.

As for the Blue Jays Graeme, very disappointing season ultimately. Transition is a phrase they use over here alot, but i guess they seem to have been in permanent transition the past few seasons. Hopefully the 'transition' doesn't last as long as the Maple Leafs one, 46years and counting!!

Hope all is well back in Fife?

For now, i'm signing out. Promise to post with a storm update on this system over the next couple of days. Take Care folks.

Early snow!!!! And a lot.

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/lead-deadwood/heavy-snows-down-power-lines-break-branches-in-deadwood/article_be1b998e-c1a9-5407-bdee-4b1490779c10.html

see other links in above link

 

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Yes, a wild early season snowstorm for parts of Wyoming and western South Dakota. The Deadwood webcam tells the tale: http://www.sdpb.org/webcams/deadwood.aspx

18" to 36" of snow expected: http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/USSD0084?phenomena=WS&significance=W&areaid=SDZ024&office=KUNR&etn=0009

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^^^^^^^^^^ Blimey that is some falll of snow ^^^^^ and in October too

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This image will change, but for extent now, see below -

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43.5" of snow thus far at Lead, SD (near Deadwood). It's still snowing...

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Hi Stewart - a wild weekend of weather across NA indeed. Hard to believe there's an epic snowstorm in the High Plains while further east Chicago will likely hit 80f and Washington DC 90f today (Saturday)!

Everything is fine here - much like with you we're enjoying a balmy start to October - 18c in NE Fife yesterday! Jays season definitely a disappointment but I'm heartened by the renewed fan interest in the team - attendance up 20%. Imagine if they had been competitive! I'm backing the underdog Pirates (with Canadian contingent in the team) for the playoffs.

October certainly looking mild for the east: http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/anderson/weekly-long-range-update-into-early-november/18475045

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Hi all,

Yes Graeme, October looking Mild and potentially wet if you believe Brett's LRF laster in the month. For now, it's still this storm that's the talking point. Amazing snow totals for October in the Dakota's, even if it is a very sparcely populated area of the U.S. still very noteworthy.

Same storm did produce some Tornadic activity as forecast yesterday afternoon across the Mid-West but as far as i've seen reported no significant damage or indeed long-lived Tornado activity which was the fear earlier in the week. Since the Moore & OK City EF5 Tornadoes in May i've been paying close attention to an excellent TV station down there in the OK Metro area KFOR. Their reports on the recovery which of course is just in its infancy have been brilliant and their severe weather coverage is incredibly good, perhaps something that Envirnoment Canada could learn?

For today, it's drizzly and quite muggy outside in Dundas at 15c, but given any sunny breaks the temp would break through the 20c mark. Continued threat of a Thunderstorm around here until tomorrow afternoon before the cold front passes through introducing drier but still mild air for the 2nd week in October. Will try and grab you a pic of the trees around here next time, they are truely stunning at Fall as anyone who has visited these parts could verify.

Have a great weekend everyone.

http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Early-snow-kills-thousands-of-cattle-in-SD-4875848.php

 

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Excellent

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Very interesting report, four, thanks.

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http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/this-is-horrendous-cattle-a-casualty-of-south-dakota-blizzard/article_38761e35-5ba1-5ac6-813f-a9ca6b9c7180.html

(you need to confirm your location to read for some reason, one click)

South Dakota ranchers are no strangers to blizzards, what made Friday's storm so damaging was how early it arrived in the season.

Christen said cattle hadn't yet grown their winter coats to insulate them from freezing wind and snow.

In addition, Christen said, during the cold months, ranchers tend to move their cattle to pastures that have more trees and gullies to protect them from storms. Because Friday's storm arrived so early in the year, most ranchers were still grazing their herds on summer pasture, which tend to be more exposed and located farther away from ranch homes.

Ultimately, Christen said, she believed that more than 5 percent of the roughly 1.5 million cattle in Western South Dakota had been killed.

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/this-is-horrendous-cattle-a-casualty-of-south-dakota-blizzard/article_38761e35-5ba1-5ac6-813f-a9ca6b9c7180.html#ixzz2hJD57Du3 

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http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/governor-tours-ranches-devastated-by-blizzard/article_9aa540e9-f8f1-53ce-bc9a-b833fbb33fc9.html

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/08/20876196-shutdown-worsens-historic-blizzard-that-killed-tens-of-thousands-of-south-dakota-cattle?lite