Snowfall warning for City of Calgary, CANADA

[calgarymarc]

http://weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/...e.html?abrm121

Environment Canada's Official Weather Warnings
Warnings
City of Calgary
3:28 PM MDT Monday 26 March 2007
Snowfall warning for
City of Calgary upgraded from winter storm watch
Heavy snowfall is expected to develop overnight along the southern foothills.

A system from the pacific will move inland and develop over Idaho tonight. The system will spread precipitation into Alberta overnight and reach as far north as Fort Chipewyan by Tuesday night. Across the southwestern foothills and portions of south central Alberta snow is expected to fall. Current indications show that the largest amounts will occur near Calgary and along the foothills. Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 centimetres are expected in Calgary and along the foothills west of Calgary. This snow should taper off late in the day Tuesday.

Wet snow is still expected in central Alberta with accumulations near 5 to 8 centimetres. Snow is expected to develop early Tuesday through central Alberta. The snow should taper off Tuesday evening.

Yikes, not looking forward to this AT ALL!

CURRENT TEMPERATURE AS OF 16:00 MST : 9 ºC / 48 ºF

[DTMoney84]

well i guess that means you better rush out and buy some BD's right now so you have them to watch while trapped inside.

[Banjo]

It's 20º Celsius here in St. Catharines, Ontario. That's 68º Fahrenheit for Americans since they don't use the metric system.

[bruce]

Originally Posted by calgarymarc

[url] Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 centimetres are expected in Calgary

So you are getting 3-6 inches of snow...big deal, go up to upper New York where they were getting 10-20 inches at a time, you live in Canada, 3-6 should be nothing to you guys.

[calgarymarc]

Ya, that's not a lot. But it sucks 'cuz I drive a sportscar. And considering how nice it was here today, this blows.

[calgarymarc]

City of Calgary
3:01 PM MDT Wednesday 23 May 2007
Snowfall warning for
City of Calgary issued

Snowfall accumulations in excess of 10 centimetres are forecast for tonight and early Thursday.

An intense upper disturbance is tracking slowly southward across western Alberta. Widespread precipitation is forecast for much of the southern half of the province as the storm passes. In advance of the system, temperatures will fall to near or below freezing values especially over higher elevations in the southwest. Snow will begin this evening and spread southward overnight across the regions listed above. General accumulations of 10 to 15 centimetres are likely before the snow either begins to let up or changes to rain near midday Thursday. Higher amounts can be expected in mountain passes.

[bigmf]

Arrgh! Looks like we're getting 10cm up here in Red Deer as well.

It's almost June Dammit!

[GaS]

Originally Posted by Banjo

It's 20º Celsius here in St. Catharines, Ontario. That's 68º Fahrenheit for Americans since they don't use the metric system.

Is Celcius considered the metric system?

[Aaron]

Yes

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by GaS

Is Celcius considered the metric system?

It's part of it. The metric system refers to the metrics of water and land.

1 cubic cm of water = 1 millilitre = 1 gram

1 calorie is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.

1 Calorie (what most people know from food) is 1000 calories, or the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg (1 litre) of water 1 degree Celsius.

Bet you didn't know you were using one part of the metric system.

And, of course, the Celsius scale is based on the freezing (0 degrees) and boiling (100 degrees) points of water.

Gary

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by calgarymarc

Yikes, not looking forward to this AT ALL!

Lucky you. Think of the trouble the rest of us are going to have keeping our igloos intact through the summer.

[Slackr89]

whew, thank god edmonton is out of this one. i wont have to shovel tomorrow =D