It's Officially Winter But It's Been Winter-like For Almost Two Months!

December 21st came and went and the world continued on.  All the media attention about the end of the Mayan calendar was unfounded, just as most of us supposed.  The best thing about December 21st is it is the shortest day of daylight hours, meaning from here days get longer!  It is also the winter equinox in our hemisphere.  For almost two months now, I've been calling the season of fall "winter" because we received snow shortly before Halloween and it has stayed.  It will be with us for what seems like an extraordinarily long period of time...well into April, likely even May.  

We do have four seasons, really, but three of them seem incredibly short in comparison to the duration that winter-like conditions linger here.  All the more grateful I am to see the first buds of spring, the first robin, and the green grass.

In the meantime, here is a glimpse of our forecast.  Perhaps you will feel sorry for me or just grateful that you live where you do.  In either case, a brief hello from you will certainly provide a cheery note to an otherwise cold and grey winter day.

Cheers!

Current Conditions

 

-17 ^°C

Observed at:

Edmonton City Centre Airport

Date:

3:00 PM MST Saturday 22 December 2012

• Condition:

  Light Snow

   

  Pressure:

  102.9 kPa

   

  Tendency:

  falling

   

   

  Visibility:

  15 km

   

  Air Quality Health Index:

  3

   

• Temperature:

  -16.7°C

   

  Dewpoint:

  -20.9°C

   

  Humidity:

  70 %

   

  Wind:

  ENE 18 km/h

   

  Wind Chill:

  -26

   

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Forecast

 

Today

• -17°C
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Sun

• -19°C
• -19°C
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Mon

• -21°C
• -24°C
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Tue

• -21°C
• -25°C
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Wed

• -21°C
• -24°C
•  

Thu

• -17°C
• -23°C
• 30%

Fri

• -10°C
• -21°C
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Issued : 11:00 AM MST Saturday 22 December 2012

Today

Periods of snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 17. Wind chill minus 25.

 

Tonight

Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 19. Wind chill minus 28.

 

Sunday

Snow ending late in the afternoon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of light snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 19. Wind chill minus 29.

 

Monday

Sunny. Low minus 24. High minus 21.

 

Tuesday

Sunny. Low minus 25. High minus 21.

 

Wednesday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 24. High minus 21.

 

Thursday

A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 23. High minus 17.

 

Friday

Sunny. Low minus 21. High minus 10.

 

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Historical Data

Yesterday

 

Max:

-14.1°C

Min:

-23.3°C

Precip:

0.0 mm

 

 

Normals

 

Max:

-7°C

Min:

-18°C

Today

 

Sunrise:

8:49

Sunset:

16:17