Category: Hot

  • The smoke is Russian

    Update: Sorry folks! I didn’t realize until just now that I didn’t actually link to Dr. Mass’s website! So here is his full analysis of where the smoke is coming from. Thanks to an excellent blog post by Cliff Mass we know where this smoke is coming from… Fires in the Russian far east and…

  • Summer is here! 30C on Sunday?

    It’s official! Summer is here and it’s beautiful! We are in for a good two weeks of solid sunshine. More than enough to warm up the lake! The hottest day in the span looks to be Sunday when we should hit 30C. That’s going to mean a winner in the Summer Heat Contest! Enough blogging,…

  • It’s coming! Summer is Coming!

    Ya, really! It is! Never mind that as I type this it’s pouring rain outside. Never mind that June 2012 was one of the coldest we’ve had in living memory. It’s coming, and here’s the proof! 🙂 Environment Canada The Weather Network The GFS Model short term (To Next Tuesday): The GFS Model long term…

  • There is Hope – And Humidity

    There is hope in the long term forecast. Of course, you know what they say about long term forecasts… but hey we gotta have something to be optimistic about! The forecast out past July 1st is showing a strengthening high building over a long period of time. It’s currently all over the place in terms…

  • Sun sun sun all week – and dry.

    This sunshine is going to continue all week and likely through the weekend as well. Today should be the hottest day with highs up to 28. This would be the hottest it’s been on this day since 1997 for our station out at the Airport. The historic records though are 30C at the harbor airport…