Snowstorms

Currently 80F but a nice line of thunderstorms about to roll in soon. 

Forecast low of 37F tom night. Impressive cold front. 

1.9" since June 1 and only 0.3" halfway through July lol. Looking like California out here. 

Can't complain, been nice to get out of the house and not worry about rain. 

35 minutes ago, Torchageddon said:

I'm very surprised Toronto got to 95 yesterday, I only got to 83. The early evening got cool and dry.

I agree, I'm surprised myself. Maybe it's the UHI? 

Not even Windsor has hit 35C this year. Toronto has hit it twice. 

Hit 95 both yesterday and Tuesday in Toronto.  Humidity had us feeling close to 110  Broke the daily record both days. 

Need some rain though, it's been really dry since Spring. 

Sitting at 75F currently at YYZ. Warmest temp we've had since Oct 2, 2021. 

1 hour ago, Torchageddon said:

Too bad that was just a (predictable) fantasy. 15 Hrs of sun per day = pipe dream. I think last night the skies were partly obscured by wildfire smoke.

So far I'm at 27C/81F / 3C/37F - RH is very low at 20%. Still a stiff breeze from the south. Very good but 29C with this dewpoint and winds is perfect for me.

How is midwestern Ontario in the mid 20's but Toronto can't even crack 20C?  

For my American friends, 20C is 68F. We haven't even hit that yet. 

58 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Trees rapidly blooming now. We will be warm but not nearly as warm as Chicago this week. 

Yeah same here but still behind schedule. Cherry blossom trees are near peak. 

Thurs/Fri looking really warm for your area. Env. Canada forecasting 84F both days in Windsor. 

Good chance we hit our first 70 of the year today. 

On 5/5/2022 at 8:38 AM, A-L-E-K said:

sorry about the brown dusty climo powerball

we're about to enter paradise mode

Saw this yesterday and chuckled. Perfect response. 

May 1 and it's 47F outside. Feels like late March. 

With the exception of tomorrow the entire week is expected to be in the 50's. . What is this crap?

Tired of this cold now lol. The warmest we've gotten all year is 66F. Ridiculous.

I was down in D.C and Arlington, VA for a couple days earlier this week and it was so great to finally experience 70s and 80s again. 

April is coming to an end and YYZ has yet to hit 70F lol 

YYZ is now at 67.7" for the season. Also the 8th snowiest on record. 

11F this morning at YYZ breaking the old record from 1982. Season snowfall at 64.0". 

On 3/18/2022 at 3:47 PM, michsnowfreak said:

 Just to confirm, you are referring to the entire season, not just met Winter, correct?

Yes the entire season. Surprisingly, we were only 13.4" away from surpassing 2007-08. 

12 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said:

After Tuesday's surprise snowfall, YYZ up to 63.1" of snowfall for the winter.  Anything 60+ here is elite.

2021-2022 will go down as YYZ's 13th snowiest winter on record. If we get another 2", it'll be 9th snowiest. 

Surprise snow event across the GTA today associated with a fast moving disturbance. Wouldn't be surprised to see 2-3" when all is said and done. 

2 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said:

Really needed a death band to get those higher #s to materialize.  Still, low-end warning criteria snow after  buckets of rain ain't bad.

I agree. The best rates were between 12-2am. Too bad it didn't last. But nice storm nonetheless.

A few cm tonight with that clipper. Sounding's look impressive, wouldn't be surprised to see a rumble or two locally. Whiteouts possible with winds near 60 km/hr. 

Measured 6.4" this morning in my backyard. 

2 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said:

Yeah, I agree.  Rain-to-snow events always make me shy away from the higher end numbers.  6-8" seems like a high probability.

I agree. We have good model consensus now so 15-25cm (6-10") seems like a high probability. Was looking at the soundings and there's a lot of impressive lift too. I wouldn't rule out seeing 1-3"/hr rates for a couple hours Thursday night. 

Feeling more confident with 6-8" for the GTA with this event. Latest guidance has shifted the freezing rain/ice pellet risk further south towards Hamilton/Niagara but some uncertainty still remains. The cold high in Northern Ontario could help too. 

Went for a walk yesterday just outside Toronto. Beautiful sunny day with temperatures around 30F. 

4 hours ago, Ottawa Blizzard said:

Snowing currently, here in Toronto.

Got about 6" give or take since yesterday. 

Solid snow cover now. I'd say I'm at 13" in my backyard. 

6 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

9"+ snowstorms are not as common as you would think, I think the midwest is a 1 to 6" climate in general with the occasional bigger storm. Contrary to that 1 poster's incorrect assumption, Detroit having 4 snowstorms of 9" and the last 5 years is actually very good and more than most cities in the region. It would take a bit of research but I wouldn't imagine only a handful of 9"+ storms are seen per decade at any one local.  Detroit has had 11 in the past 15 years but that includes some stellar Winters. If you lower the bar to 8"+ you're adding quite a few more to the pile.

I did some stat checking. I'd say you and I are almost in the same boat. We've had 4 9"+ snowstorms in Toronto since 2017, including one just 2 weeks ago. Since 2007-08, we've had 14 in total. 

Detroit's been a snow magnet over the past 15 years haha. 

4 minutes ago, Baum said:

oddly, if so, I'm not to terribly upset.......

They've had enough over the last 5-10 years.