Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Increasing Cloud Tomorrow With Snow Beginning Late

Late Thursday a low pressure system will move to our south then east. This afternoon Environment Canada put out a special weather statement for Yarmouth and Shelburne counties. After taking a quick look at the 18Z model runs it may need to be changed to a watch or warning and expanded eastward. Will have to wait and see what happens overnight.

On Friday high pressure over Labrador moves off and on Saturday a trof of low pressure swings through giving us rain. The low pressure system has trended further east since yesterday and will have to be watched to see if the eastward trend continues.

Yet another low comes up the eastern seaboard on Monday and this system will become clearer as we get to the weekend.


The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight partly cloudy. L -10

Thursday increasing cloud snow developing late. H -3

Friday mix sun and cloud. L -6 H 1

Saturday rain. L -5 H 3

Sunday mix sun and cloud. L -5 H 0

Monday possible snow or rain. L -5 H 0

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

A Couple of Cooler Days Before A Warm Up For The Weekend

On Wednesday high pressure builds over the area giving us cooler temperatures with a mix of sun and cloud.

On Thursday a low pressure system forms off of Long Island and passes south of NS, giving snow to the SW end of the province.

On Friday high pressure moves off to our east while early Saturday a low pressure system moves out of the Great Lakes area and passes through northern Quebec. The associated trof will spread rain into our area beginning Saturday afternoon.


The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight partial clearing overnight. L -9

Wednesday a mix of sun and cloud. H -3

Thursday mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries. L -10 H -4

Friday a mix of sun and cloud. L -5 H 1

Saturday rain. L -5 H 6

Sunday cloudy. L 1 H 5

Monday, 27 February 2012

Snow Changing to Rain Tuesday Morning then Back to Snow

As I have been following for the past several days, a low pressure system will cross the SW part of the province just to the west of Halifax tomorrow. It now appears that warmer air will make its way into the area allowing the snow to turn to rain for a few hours before colder air returns and the rain turns back to snow. Because of the change over snowfall amounts will be in the 5 - 10 cm range. Heavier snow can be expected to the east of Halifax, where Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning. Any deviation in the track of the system will result in changes in accumulation. It will interesting to see what the 00z model runs show.

On Wednesday high pressure builds over the region, while on Thursday the low preesure system we have been watching passes to our south. Model runs keep flipping on this system bringing it closer then further off the coast. They seem to be having dificulties handling the ridge of high pressure.

On Friday that ridge will move off to our east and a low will pass to our west on Saturday allowing warm air to flood in and giving us a rain maker.


The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight snow beginning later this evening. L -5

Tuesday Snow changing to rain in the morning then back to snow in the afternoon. H 2

Wednesday a mix of sun and cloud. L -7 H -3

Thursday light snow. L -10 H -4

Friday mainly cloudy. L -5 H 2

Saturday periods of rain. L -4 H 6

Sunday, 26 February 2012

Keep Your Snow Shovels Handy For Tuesday

A ridge of high pressure will cross the region on Monday, while on Tuesday a low pressure system will cross the SW end of the province bringing snow beginning late Monday night. You will need your shovels for this snow with models hinting at 15 cm or more. Will have a better understanding of what will happen tomorrow, but keep it in mind for any travel plans.

On Wednesday high pressure again moves over the area and as I mentioned yesterday, it keeps a low pressure system off our coast on Thursday. Models are now showing the low coming further north. Will have to keep an eye on this as it could be a significant storm if the trend continues.


The forecast for Halifax:


Tonight clear. L -10

Monday a mix of sun and cloud, with snow beginning late in the evening. H -4

Tuesday snow. H 0

Wednesday a mix of sun and cloud. L -8 H -2

Thursday flurries. L -10 H -3

Friday cloudy. L -6 H -1

Saturday, 25 February 2012

Showers Changing to Flurries

The low pressure system which gave us the strong winds today is located in the Gulf of St Lawrence this evening headed to NL.

On Monday high pressure moves in from the west, while on Tuesday a low pressure system crosses the SW part of the province giving us snow.

For the mid and later part of the week the models are not in agreement with possible systems which could affect us. One model I use has a ridge of high pressure to our north which keeps a low away from our region, while another model has the system giving us snow. Stay tuned over the next few days as the picture becomes clearer.


The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight showers changing over to flurries, continuing windy. L -1

Sunday mostly cloudy. H 2

Monday a mix of sun and cloud. L -6 H -4

Tuesday snow. L -5 H 0

Wednesday flurries. L -6 H -3

Thursday cloudy L -2 H 0

Friday cloudy. L -5 H -1

Friday, 24 February 2012

Snow Changing to Rain Overnight

Saturday morning a low pressure system will be located near Saint John NB and move along the Bay of Fundy coast to be located in the Gulf of St Lawrence by Saturday afternoon. Snow will begin in Halifax near midnight and change through ice pellets/freezing rain to rain overnight as the temperature rises.

On Monday a ridge of high pressure moves in and on Tuesday it moves to our east as a weak low pressure system crosses the SW end of the province. As of now it looks like light snow for our area.

High pressure crosses the area on Wednesday and on Thursday another low moves in and as of now it looks like snow changing to rain.


The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight snow beginning near midnight, 2 - 4 cm before the change through ice pellets/freezing rain to rain. L 0 with temperatures rising to 5 by morning.

Saturday rain ending in the moving. WINDY. Temperature falling to 3 during the afternoon. Near 10 mm of rain.

Sunday cloudy with a chance of flurries. L -2 H 2

Monday sunny. L -6 H -3

Tuesday a chance of light snow. L -5 H 0

Wednesday a mix of sun and cloud. L -8 H -4

Thursday possibly snow changing to rain. L -5 H 3

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Snow Beginning Friday Evening Changing to Rain Overnight

The low pressure system that gave us the rain this afternoon will move off tonight to affect NL overnight and tomorrow.

On Saturday a low pressure system will have secondary development in the Gulf of Maine and travel up the Bay of Fundy to be located near SE NB on Saturday afternoon. This system will give us snow beginning Friday evening changing to rain overnight.

On Tuesday another low will cross the southern part of the province giving us possibly more snow.


The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight showers ending. L 0

Friday a mix of sun and cloud in the morning, clouding over near noon with snow in the evening changing to rain overnight. H 3

Saturday rain changing to flurries in the afternoon. L -1 H 5

Sunday a chance of flurries. L-3 H 1

Monday a mix of sun and cloud. L -6 H -3

Tuesday snow. L -5 H 0

Wednesday a mix of sun and cloud. L -7 H -4

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Rain Beginning early Tomorow Afternoon

Wow work has certainly got in the way of my blogging! Spent last night in Weymouth NS for a railway bridge demolition early this morning.

Tomorrow a low pressure system will cross the province giving rain beginning early afternoon with the possibility of changing to snow as it ends late in the evening.

Another low will cross the province on Saturday with rain or snow.

On Monday high pressure will cross the region ahead of a low on Tuesday. Models have this system passing either to our south or north, so will need to wait for the models to come into agreement.


The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight partly cloudy. L 0

Thursday rain beginning early afternoon and ending near midnight, with the possibility of mixing with or changing to snow late. Total rainfall near 20 mm. H 5

Friday a mix of sun and cloud. L0 H 5

Saturday rain or snow. L 0 H 4

Sunday mostly cloudy. L -2 H 2

Monday a mix of sun and cloud. L -8 H 0

Tuesday rain or snow. L -3 H 1

Monday, 20 February 2012

One More Sunny Day

On Tuesday a ridge of high pressure that has given us the sunshine today and again tomorrow, will move south of the district. On Wednesday a low pressure system moves out of the Great Lakes area, a trof associated with this low will swing through the area giving us rain showers.. Another system approaches for later Friday but models are not agreeing on the track of this system. One of the models I use show the system passing through the Gulf of Maine into NB, while another has it going through Ontario into Quebec.

The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight mainly clear. L -10

Tuesday sunny. H 0

Wednesday showers. L -4 H 5

Thursday cloudy with a chance of showers. L 0 H 7

Friday rain beginning in the afternoon. L 2 H 8

Saturday rain ending in the morning L 2 H 5

Sunday, 19 February 2012

A Couple of Nice Days Before Cloud and Showers Return

A ridge of high pressure sitting over Ontario will slowly make its way east and pass to the south of our district on Tuesday. A warm front associated with a low over Quebec will cross the area on Wednesday. The low will continue to influence our weather through Friday with the chance of showers. Two systems are showing up for Saturday and Tuesday, but as of now they appear to be rainmakers for our area.

The forecast for Halifax:

Tonight a few clouds. L -8

Monday mainly sunny H -4

Tuesday sunny. L -11 H -2

Wednesday showers. L -4 H 4

Thursday showers. L 2 H 6

Friday chance of showers. L 0 H 5

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Rain Beginning Late Afternoon Friday

After spending the past six days at a conference in Nashville, it is great to be back and blogging once again.

It looks like a bit of a system will be over the area later tomorrow and early on Saturday. As of now I am going to call for the system to give us mainly rain here in Halifax, as there is no real cold air in place despite the cold of earlier in the week, and temperatures are to be above freezing tomorrow through Saturday.

High pressure that builds back in on Sunday will keep an ocean storm well away from our coast late on Monday.


The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight clearing. L -5.

Friday rain beginning late afternoon. H 3

Saturday rain ending early then cloudy with a possible flurry. L -1 H 3  Rainfall total 15 mm

Sunday a mix of sun and cloud. L -2 H 0

Monday cloudy. L -5 H -2

Tuesday clearing in the morning. L -6 H -3

Thursday, 9 February 2012

A Weekend Storm has People Talking

Besides the transit strike in Halifax the big talk today has been of a storm for the Saturday/Sunday period. Models have been hinting at this for the past few days and as we get closer the forecast becomes clearer.

As of now it appears the storm will cross the eastern end of the province. What this means for us in Halifax is some snow to begin with then rain and back to snow early Sunday mornng. Over night Saturday and into Sunday morning winds will be strong.

The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight clearing overnight. L -6

Friday sunny. H 2

Saturday snow changing to rain, windy. L 0 H 3

Sunday windy, rain changing to snow. H 4 early falling to -10 late in the day.

Monday flurries. L -11 H -2

Tuesday cloudy. L -5 H 0

Wednesday rain L -3 H 3

If time permits I will do an update tomorrow morning. I will be leaving the country tomorrow afternoon, so the next blog will probably not be until Feb 16.

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Flurries for Thursday

Tonight high pressure that gave us a sunny day will move off to the east. A low pressure system will pass by to our east giving us flurries beginning late Thursday morning, bulk of snow will fall over the Atlantic. On Saturday a trof of low pressure swings through while a low pressure system forms off the coast. Models are still having problems with track and speed. We could possibly have snow late Saturday change to rain and possibly back to snow again on Sunday. Models are showing a more active pattern for next week. Stay tuned.

The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight increasing cloud after midnight. L -6

Thursday cloudy with flurries beginning late morning. H 1

Friday sunny. L -6 H 2

Saturday snow changing to rain. L -2 H 3

Sunday rain ending snow possibly beginning late in the day. L -6 H 2

Monday flurries. L -12 H -7

Tuesday sunny. L -8 H -4

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Our Roller Coaster Winter Continues

High pressure will move across the region on Wednesday while a low pressure system moves off the Mid Atlantic States and passes to our east on Thursday. High pressure crosses the region again on Friday. On the weekend a low pressure system will move in from the south. The models haven't come into agreement on the handling of this system. May have a better idea in the next day or so.

The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight clear. L -11

Wednesday sunny. H -3

Thursday cloudy, a chance of flurries. L -4 H 2

Friday sunny. L -7 H 2

Saturday snow changing to rain. L 0 H 3

Sunday flurries. L -5 H 0

Monday partly cloudy. L -10 H -6

Monday, 6 February 2012

A Mild Night Tonight

A cold front will cross the area tomorrow, we will see temperatures falling in the afternoon. A ridge of high pressure will cross the region on Wednesday, while a low pressure system will pass to our east on Thursday with flurries or light snow. Late Friday a trof of low pressure will swing through with another low passing to our east for Sunday.

The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight mostly cloudy. L -1

Tuesday partly cloudy. L -6 H 3

Wednesday Sunny. L -11 H -4

Thursday cloudy, flurries or light snow possible. L -5 H 2

Friday sunny. L -4 H 2

Saturday cloudy. L -5 H -1

Sunday cloudy L -12 H -6

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Cold and Clear Tonight

A low pressure system will pass to our north tomorrow, as the warm front passes through the area temperatures will moderate from the past few days. On Tuesday the cold front will swing through and behind it cooler temperatures will once again enter the region. A ridge of high pressure will then build in and remain with us till the end of the work week.

The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight clear L -14

Monday cloudy with a chance of flurries or showers. H 2

Tuesday partly cloudy. L -5 H 2

Wednesday a mix of sun and cloud. L -11 H -6

Thursday sunny L -5 H 1

Friday a mix of sun and cloud. L -5 H -1

Saturday sunny. L -11 H -2

Saturday, 4 February 2012

Cool Tomorrow but Warming up for Monday and Tuesday

High pressure to our west will sink to our south on Monday while a trof of low pressure passes to our north. On Tuesday a cold front swings through with a chance of flurries. On Wednesday high pressure builds in and on Friday a low comes into the region from the south.

The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight partly cloudy. L -12

Sunday sunny. H -6

Monday cloudy. L -10 H 3

Tuesday mostly cloudy. L -3 H 1

Wednesday partly cloudy. L -10 H -5

Thursday partly cloudy. L -6 H -1

Friday flurries or showers. L 0 H 4

Friday, 3 February 2012

A Mainly Sunny but Cool Weekend

High pressure will be located to our west over the weekend. Early Tuesday a cold front will cross the region with a chance of flurries. On Wednesday high pressure builds back in before a low approaches on Friday. As of now it looks like snow changing to rain.

The forecasat for Halifax,

Tonight a few clouds. L -11

Saturday a mix of sun and cloud. H -4

Sunday sunny. L -11 H -6

Monday partly cloudy. L -8 H 0

Tuesday mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries. L -7 H 0

Wednesday a mix of sun and cloud. L -12 H -6

Thursday a mix of sun and cloud. L -6 H 0

Thursday, 2 February 2012

A Good Stretch of Weather Coming Up

After what seems like a month of an unsettled pattern, were we would get a day of sun then a day of rain/snow then another day of sun, we will have nearly a week of mostly sunny skies. High pressure builds in and keeps skies mostly clear with the exception of Monday when we will have cloud. The high pressure will block a couple of system from the south from entering our area. The next system is progged to arrive late Wednesday/Thursday time frame.

It will be a great time to get outdoors and enjoy all that the region has.

The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight mostly cloudy. L -8

Friday a mix of sun and cloud. H -3

Saturday a mix of sun and cloud. L -10 H -6

Sunday sunny. L -13 H -7

Monday mostly cloudy. L -7 H 2

Tuesday partly cloudy. L -5 H -2

Wednesday increasing cloud. L -12 H -3

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Rain Ending this Evening

The low pressure system which gave the mixed bag of precipitation to the region will move to our east tonight. Checking the wind direction and barometric pressure, I would say it is just south of or barely to the east of Halifax at this hour.

High pressure builds in tomorrow and sticks through the weekend giving us a stretch of good weather, something we haven't had too much of lately.

The system for later Monday I mentioned yesterday is no clearer tonight, we will continue to keep on eye on it.

The forecast for Halifax,

Tonight rain ending this evening then a chance of flurries overnight. L -2

Thursday cloudy with a chance of flurries in the morning and early afternoon. H 0

Friday a mix of sun and cloud. L -7 H -4

Saturday a mix of sun and cloud. L -11 H -6

Sunday sunny. L -11 H -4

Monday partly cloudy. L -8 H -3

Tuesday partly cloudy L -4 H 0