Geez Guys! I'm looking through all your folks weather and I'm seeing single digit wind speeds and perhaps the odd double digit in the 20's or 30's!
Looks like every single one of you gets off lightly!

In Wellington, New Zealand, we often (twice, if not more, weekly) daily average speeds of 80-100kph plus. With 120kph squalls every few weeks!

50kph is a common here.

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Wellington

Feels like 16°C : 1 layer of clothing
Actual: 15.5°C

Data updated 10:17pm NZDT (UTC+1300) 9 December 2009

Wind: Strong
NW of 48 km/h
Gusts of 83 km/h
(in last 10 minutes)

Rainfall : 0.0mm
Humidity : 92%
Pressure : 1013hPa
(latest hourly observation)

UV Index: 11/12 Extreme

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- Luke.

Interesting forecast here for the next few days, as we get the storm that just dumped on the US Southwest and Chicago.

Snow tonight, turning to rain by sunrise, turning to snow and high winds by mid tomorrow.

Think I'll stay home.

Im North East of you Bill. When this system gets to you ... keep it there will ya! :)

Collingwood Forecast

Winter storm warning in effect.

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow beginning after midnight. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 late this evening. Temperature steady near minus 2.

Wednesday: Snow at times heavy and local blowing snow changing to rain showers in the morning then to flurries late in the day. Snowfall amount 10 cm. Wind southeast 50 km/h gusting to 70 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early in the afternoon. High plus 3 with temperature falling to plus 1 in the afternoon.

Wednesday night: Flurries. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Local blowing snow. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 60. Low minus 3.

Thursday: Periods of snow and snow squalls. Windy. High minus 2.

Friday: Periods of snow and snow squalls. Blowing snow. Windy. Low minus 6. High minus 2.

Saturday: Periods of snow. Low minus 5. High zero.

Sunday: Periods of snow. Low minus 6. High minus 3.

Monday: Periods of snow. Low minus 8. High minus 3.

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Rick
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Interesting forecast here for the next few days, as we get the storm that just dumped on the US Southwest and Chicago.

Snow tonight, turning to rain by sunrise, turning to snow and high winds by mid tomorrow.

Think I'll stay home.

Im North East of you Bill. When this system gets to you ... keep it there will ya! :)

Well, it's peeing down rain here now, on top of last night's snow. I assume it must be snowing like mad where you are.

The east shore of Lake Huron, from Goderich up to Tobermory and across to Collingwood is world renowned for heavy wet snow. Aerospace and equipment manufacturers from around the world test their products there. I did it three times back in the 1990s for a German company, and it looks like I might be back there in January or February next year for another European firm. There is no snow like Tobermory snow.

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Rain. Cold, Cold rain.

Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA
Lat: 40.36 Lon: -79.94 Elev: 1248
Last Update on Dec 9, 7:53 am EST

43 °F (6 °C)
Humidity: 86 %
Wind Speed: SE 17 MPH
Barometer: 29.25" (991.5 mb)
Dewpoint: 39 °F (4 °C)
Wind Chill: 35 °F (2 °C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.

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BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD
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Maybe It's not 31.2°F / -0.4°C in Yermo right now, But considering how leaky this house is, Keeping this place warm is going to cost Me some, Right now It's 46°F / 8.0°C outside and I can feel It through the floor, Only the area where the duct is at feels even remotely warm.

I feel your pain - and the size of your heating bills. We're not built for the cold weather in this part of the UK either. Frost is rare here, so when the temps do dip below freezing my heating bills go through the roof! Fuel costs sooo much more here than over there too, it's crippling!

So, on the subject of weather. From tomorrow onwards the temperatures here are forecast to start a steady decline, before going into free fall and bringing the freezing weather that we don't usually get in this area!

Yeah, the storm that hit here is hitting the rest of the country, Flagstaff AZ has 20" of snow, winds and snow elsewhere too. Soon I expect some mammoths will come back from extinction, They'd love the snow. ;) Of course It would be nice If I wasn't feeling bad(sweating and pain in My legs).

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

Weather you say ?

Issued : 11.30 AM EST Wednesday 9 December 2009
Snowfall warning in effect
Blowing snow warning in effect
Wind warning in effect.

Today
Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 10 to 20 cm. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 increasing to 60 gusting to 80 except gusting to 100 near the river late this afternoon. High minus 6.

Tonight
Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 15 cm. Wind northeast 60 km/h gusting to 80 except gusting to 100 near the river early this evening. Wind becoming northeast 40 gusting to 60 this evening then light overnight. Temperature rising to minus 4 by morning.

Also : SJ I lost track of your adventures in realestate. Genuinely interested in how your sale went/is going. Could you point me towards a thread where your housing tribulations have been recounted ?

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mambo

Weather you say ?

Issued : 11.30 AM EST Wednesday 9 December 2009
Snowfall warning in effect
Blowing snow warning in effect
Wind warning in effect.

Today
Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 10 to 20 cm. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 increasing to 60 gusting to 80 except gusting to 100 near the river late this afternoon. High minus 6.

Tonight
Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 15 cm. Wind northeast 60 km/h gusting to 80 except gusting to 100 near the river early this evening. Wind becoming northeast 40 gusting to 60 this evening then light overnight. Temperature rising to minus 4 by morning.

Also : SJ I lost track of your adventures in realestate. Genuinely interested in how your sale went/is going. Could you point me towards a thread where your housing tribulations have been recounted ?

No idea where It went, Suffice It to say It's in the deep freeze(no sale so far, not even a nibble, the backlog of houses in Barstow CA are selling, So eventually My place should sell) as is the weather almost(which is at 44F/7C).

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

Weather you say ?

Issued : 11.30 AM EST Wednesday 9 December 2009
Snowfall warning in effect
Blowing snow warning in effect
Wind warning in effect.

Today
Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 10 to 20 cm. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 increasing to 60 gusting to 80 except gusting to 100 near the river late this afternoon. High minus 6.

Tonight
Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 15 cm. Wind northeast 60 km/h gusting to 80 except gusting to 100 near the river early this evening. Wind becoming northeast 40 gusting to 60 this evening then light overnight. Temperature rising to minus 4 by morning.

Also : SJ I lost track of your adventures in realestate. Genuinely interested in how your sale went/is going. Could you point me towards a thread where your housing tribulations have been recounted ?

No idea where It went, Suffice It to say It's in the deep freeze(no sale so far, not even a nibble, the backlog of houses in Barstow CA are selling, So eventually My place should sell) as is the weather almost(which is at 44F/7C).

It's about 57 F here in Anaheim California but expecting rain tomorrow. SJ, the house thread has worked it's way back to the 4th page.

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11.5 inches (29cm) of new snow fell today here in New Hampshire. I think it was the same system that hit Bill Walker earlier. This pretty much assures that we'll have a white Christmas.

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Weather you say ?

Issued : 11.30 AM EST Wednesday 9 December 2009
Snowfall warning in effect
Blowing snow warning in effect
Wind warning in effect.

Today
Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 10 to 20 cm. Wind northeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 increasing to 60 gusting to 80 except gusting to 100 near the river late this afternoon. High minus 6.

Tonight
Snow at times heavy and blowing snow. Amount 15 cm. Wind northeast 60 km/h gusting to 80 except gusting to 100 near the river early this evening. Wind becoming northeast 40 gusting to 60 this evening then light overnight. Temperature rising to minus 4 by morning.

Also : SJ I lost track of your adventures in realestate. Genuinely interested in how your sale went/is going. Could you point me towards a thread where your housing tribulations have been recounted ?

No idea where It went, Suffice It to say It's in the deep freeze(no sale so far, not even a nibble, the backlog of houses in Barstow CA are selling, So eventually My place should sell) as is the weather almost(which is at 44F/7C).

It's about 57 F here in Anaheim California but expecting rain tomorrow. SJ, the house thread has worked it's way back to the 4th page.

Sometime later this month I may be down at the Disneyland Resort just after Christmas, Hopefully It won't rain that day nor on the 1st.

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

11.5 inches (29cm) of new snow fell today here in New Hampshire. I think it was the same system that hit Bill Walker earlier. This pretty much assures that we'll have a white Christmas.

Sorry, but we are expecting even more snow tonight and tomorrow. You should see it by Friday. Sigh.

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Updated: 3:35 PM MST on December 09, 2009
Observed at Legacy, Kingman, Arizona
Temperature 	50.4°F / 10.2°C
Humidity 	21%
Dew Point 	12°F / -11°C
Wind 	ENE at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 	26.40 in / 893.9 hPa (Falling)
Conditions 	Clear
Visibility 	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV 	2 out of 16
Clouds 	Clear (CLR) : - 

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Thanks for the update on the housing situation SJ. Hang in there.

As for the doomsday weather report I posted earlier the 5 PM forecast just restates the previous bulletin. The house is currently being rocked by 80-100 kph gusts and we can barely see the neighbour's porch lights through the snow. Good times :).

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mambo

Temperature: -5°C
Barometer: 102.5 kPa
Humidity: 73%
Wind: E @ 6 kts

Burrr. Thank Dog for the heat from the computer.

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Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Albert Einstein

current weather report, Odessa Tx.
25°F

Feels like: 19°F

Barometer: 30 in steady
Dewpoint: 18°
Humidity: 74%
Visibility: 10 miles
Precip in last hr: NA
Precip last 24 hrs: NA
Wind: 5 mph ESE
Sunrise: 7:38 AM
Sunset: 5:46 PM
UV Index: 0 Low

Observed at Odessa, Odessa-Schlemeyer Field

current weather report, Daggett-Barstow, California (Airport)
Updated: 10:51 PM PST on December 09, 2009
Clear 	
Current Temp:	30°F / -1°C
Windchill: 	26°F / -3°C
Humidity: 	72%
Dew Point: 	22°F / -6°C
Wind: 		4mph / 6kph / 1.5mps from the West
Pressure: 	30.13in / 102.0kPa (Steady)
Visibility: 	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 		0 out of 16
Clouds: 	Clear -(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 	1926ft / 587m

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

The winter storm has turned on the Lake Huron/Georgian Bay Snow machines!

"Snow Squall Warning for Wasaga Beach giving 15 to 25 cm today"

Edit: The Weather Network just said these squalls could last 2 or 3 days and leave up to a meter of snow in areas. Having visions of the Snow Groomers clearing the roads so the highway plows can get through to finish the job like they did years ago in a storm that closed everything including Blue Mountains Ski hills.

This pretty much assures that we'll have a white Christmas.

It will be good for the ski resorts in Central ON but personally I would prefer a GREEN Christmas!

Bah Humbug!

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Rick
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We are just catching the south edge of it Rick, with only about 1 cm so far (half an inch for our Yank readers). Wind is back to normal, had gusts to 35 knots last night. Had to chase Christmas wreaths across the lawn in the dark.

Observed at: London Int'l Airport
Date: 7:00 AM EST Thursday 10 December 2009
Condition: Light Snow
Pressure: 100.1 kPa
Tendency: rising
Visibility: 2 km

Temperature: -4.7°C (23F)
Dewpoint: -7.1°C (19F)
Humidity: 83 %
Wind: W 24 gust 39 km/h (13 knots, gusting to 21 knots)
Wind Chill: -12 (10F)

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Oh, is it windy...and cold!!!

Pittsburgh, PA

Overcast and Breezy

23 °F (-5 °C)
Humidity: 60 %
Wind Speed: W 24 G 36 MPH
Barometer: 29.72" (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint: 11 °F (-12 °C)
Wind Chill: 7 °F (-14 °C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi

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BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD
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The east shore of Lake Huron, from Goderich up to Tobermory and across to Collingwood is world renowned for heavy wet snow. Aerospace and equipment manufacturers from around the world test their products there. I did it three times back in the 1990s for a German company, and it looks like I might be back there in January or February next year for another European firm. There is no snow like Tobermory snow.

Bill what kind of Equipment are you testing? Wind Turbine Technology?

We are just catching the south edge of it Rick, with only about 1 cm so far (half an inch for our Yank readers). Wind is back to normal, had gusts to 35 knots last night. Had to chase Christmas wreaths across the lawn in the dark.

Snow Squalls are such an unpredictible thing. Left home this morning (Beaver Valley) where it was snowing and blowing like crazy. I had 6 - 8 inches of new snow in my driveway overnight. Drove through Collingwood where it was calm and clear. Got to the west end of Wasaga Beach and was back into the squalls and then drove out of it at the east end of the Beach where I work and here we had no new snow since I left yesterday afternoon! Driving distance for the whole trip is 45 km. (37 K as the crow flies) Im currently seeing Blue Skies and sunshine .... for now anyway.

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Rick
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