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Freezing fog

Posted on February 6, 2005 by Arthur

Alan (proprietor of GenX40) has some pretty pictures of freezing fog (or freezing mist) (Wikipedia link goes here). Rather here is a short description. Freezing fog reminds me the other natural event, ‘freezing rain’. I’m mentioning these two altogether, because … Continue reading →

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Spring? Is that you?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Arthur

You can almost hear Spring coming! There’s 10 – 15 cms of snow going to be piling up tonight. This means we finally get a break from those -20 degrees mornings, because it will be a hot Winter day with … Continue reading →

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Fluctuating

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Arthur

I was complaining the other day to Alfons about the weather: or rather, I think he sent me a screenshot of the long term weather forecast for this area, dryly asking ‘if I thought the temperature was fluctuating’ and ‘how … Continue reading →

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And then for…

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Arthur

And then for something slightly different: More of the same! You guessed it: Yesterday morning, I was surprised to find we were a bit snowed in. When I say snowed in, I mean that I have to use force to … Continue reading →

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The driveway

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Arthur

I think it’s an understatement if I’d say that last week, we’ve gone through quite some weather. Monday, we started out with lots of rain which at the end made our driveway look like the perfect ‘slide and glide ramp’ … Continue reading →

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Winter March

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Arthur

There’s a weather warning for the Maritimes, and I can tell from the snowshovels that appear to be driving around the block (and the wind gusts): Snowfall accumulations of 10 to 20 centimetres are forecast for many areas before the … Continue reading →

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Pouring snow

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Arthur

“It is pouring snow”coll. 1.A storm that appears to be dumping that much snow, that it is almost ridiculous. ex. Today, the snow was pouring over the car. Origin: Made up colloqual: when experiencing the first Nova Scotian snowstorm (which … Continue reading →

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All the politics and ice

Posted on February 7, 2004 by Arthur

Belinda Stronach was in Truro. Yes, you heard that right and naturally you can’t find it on the web (link to boring Halifax presency piece). Of course, she was speaking to invited people at a hastily arranged Chamber of Commerce … Continue reading →

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Weather then.

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Arthur

Tomorrow, we’ll be expecting another 10 cm. of snow. Apparently the snow will be changing into a drizzle in the afternoon. Says Weather Canada:   Snow becoming mixed with ice pellets or freezing drizzle late in the morning changing to rain … Continue reading →

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Ho!Ho!Ho!

Posted on December 7, 2003 by Arthur

Yesterday, last night, the first 5 centimeters of snow finally have reached Truro. It’s probably time to clear up the driveway and the steps. I’ll wait until the wind and the (freezing) rain cease down: it’s too windy to actually … Continue reading →

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