6of1_halfdozenofother Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 11 hours ago, Cerridwen said: Couldn't find an OMG COLD!!! thread and didn't want to start one just for a single post.... It be a wee bit chilly in Q-Town tonight.... I'll start one for you. It's only fair since there's one for heat. Today's forecast: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngould21 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I don't think we've had this low a temp in the Lower Mainland for quite a few years? Early 90"s? Someone must have a better memory than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 -42 here, -52 with the wind chill. Good old AB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhillipBlunt Posted January 12 Popular Post Share Posted January 12 31 minutes ago, Dom said: -42 here, -52 with the wind chill. Good old AB. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 only -21 here this morning....its tolerable so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_Nuck Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 2 minutes ago, Toni Zamboni said: only -21 here this morning....its tolerable so far. It’s only -33 here with no wind so far. Not bad, I was expecting -45 to -50 with the wind chill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 -11 in Powell river- daytime high of -8 at around 4 pm today going to get windy this afternoon- I'll be going food shopping before that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I'm freeze. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 minute ago, Canuck You said: I'm freeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rook Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Sunny and 75 coming right up!! . sorry folks love you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honkin Hronek Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I hate the people walking around in shorts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 9 minutes ago, Honkin Hronek said: I hate the people walking around in shorts. There's a special name for those people....oh yeah : White people. I apologize. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Drove my wife into work.. Most of the drive is a 50k speed trap area. I was going the speed limit. Wife's Audi is great in snow, quattro with good tires. Nobody goes faster than 60k even in perfect weather. Today I was passed twice by big trucks with big mud tires. They were going faster than the regular flow of traffic even when not snowing. The attitude of some snow champs is daft. Slow down, there is no prize for proving you like to drive dangerously in bad weather. The funny thing is, I think these types head out and prepare to grumble at all those that are being cautious. Champs. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichterBelmont Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Minus 37 in our neighborhood of E-town right now. My class was canceled so I'm home and going to crank up the fireplace. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 And no snow here in Langley. Where's the fun in that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Johngould21 said: I don't think we've had this low a temp in the Lower Mainland for quite a few years? Early 90"s? Someone must have a better memory than me. I definitely remember it at least getting close to -20 at least once in the past 20 years. I think I remember debating playing street hockey, but I probably didn't go for it, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 flying to WPG tomorrow to warm up lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6of1_halfdozenofother Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Johngould21 said: I don't think we've had this low a temp in the Lower Mainland for quite a few years? Early 90"s? Someone must have a better memory than me. According to duh interwebz, last year we had temperatures during the winter solstice that were comparable. Before that it was December 27th-ish in 2021, so approximately once every year the past three winters. But yes, prior to that, I think it was probably about a decade or two since the last time we had a day or two of sub-zero temperatures that hit double-digit overnight lows and large single-digit daytime highs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6of1_halfdozenofother Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 It's so cold that.... In Calgary, it's so cold that the gas pumps have frozen. Quote Callers to the CityNews660 traffic centre also indicate the cold weather is impacting gas pumps across the city. Alison, who works at a Mobil station in the northeast, says it’s been a cold morning, but she has a simple solution that’s been working. “The pumps are cold, the people are cold, everybody’s cold,” she told CityNews. “All I do is put some anti-freeze into the nozzle and that takes out most of the ice.” https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/12/calgary-transit-cold-weather-delays/ (Not sure I'd want my fuel tank to be contaminated by anti-freeze, but I guess whatever works works.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngould21 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Honkin Hronek said: I hate the people walking around in shorts. I walk daily in shorts down here in the LM. Yesterday in fact, it was hovering around zero. Last night I salted my driveway and door entrances in my shorts and a tshirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngould21 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 44 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said: According to duh interwebz, last year we had temperatures during the winter solstice that were comparable. Before that it was December 27th-ish in 2021, so approximately once every year the past three winters. But yes, prior to that, I think it was probably about a decade or two since the last time we had a day or two of sub-zero temperatures that hit double-digit overnight lows and large single-digit daytime highs. Thanks, we did have a shit load of snow as well. I doubt we have an inch here in Burnaby, but for some reason the Lougheed Hwy, was closed between Bainbridge and Gaglardi? The City had brine trucks out early yesterday morning, so I don't know what the issue was with that stretch of the road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznor Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I'm in Calgary and it bloody sucks. Currently -33, feels like -43. This morning it was -37, felt like -49. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Just now, Reznor said: I'm in Calgary and it bloody sucks. Currently -33, feels like -43. This morning it was -37, felt like -49. 1 hour ago, Shift-4 said: flying to WPG tomorrow to warm up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6of1_halfdozenofother Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Excerpt 1: Quote Temperatures plummet across B.C., with province in the grip of Arctic air Parts of province hit –45 C; Vancouver sinks to –12 C, feeling like –23 C with wind chill CBC News · Posted: Jan 12, 2024 6:53 AM PST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago A line of buses stuck on icy Granville Street in Vancouver on Thursday evening. (Moira Wyton/CBC News) Most of British Columbia is experiencing extreme cold Friday morning as Arctic air blows across the province. Temperatures have dropped lower than –45 C in some areas and it dipped to –12 C in Vancouver, where the wind is making it feel like –23 C early Friday morning. In Victoria it is –10 C, with wind chill making it feel like –20 C. No part of the province is expected to climb above freezing on Friday, with the warmest spot forecast to be Tofino Airport at –2.5 C, according to Environment Canada. Excerpt 2: Quote Cold for days The cold weather is expected to continue in B.C. for much of the weekend, with temperatures only rising to –6 C in Vancouver on Saturday. B.C. Housing has a tool on its website to find shelters, including for extreme weather, across the province. Environment Canada said the wind chill will likely ease Saturday afternoon but it could still feel like anywhere between –10 C and –20 C through Sunday morning in Metro Vancouver. In many regions of B.C. bright sunshine is expected to accompany the cold temperatures. The North Shore mountains are pictured with fresh snow on Thursday, with the Metrotown area of Burnaby, B.C., in the foreground. (Ben Nelms/CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cold-weather-freezing-temperatures-b-c-january-12-2024-1.7081712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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