Six days after the near record snowfall, almost all of it is gone except for in the heavily shaded areas. Yesterday was the first day since December 31, 2017 that temperatures went above 5°C, which is some kind of record I think.
As of 10:50 am, the temperature at @iflyCHS has risen above 40 degrees for the first time this year, and for the first time since 8 pm on 12/31! Furthermore, it looks like we won’t fall below freezing for almost another week! Will see lots of melting today. #scwx#gawxpic.twitter.com/UTqC47Km6F
With a high of 14°C, there was a lot of melting happening yesterday. Almost all of the snow in the front yard is gone, except for some of the piles along the sides of the driveway.
Front yard Snowpocalypse 2018 remnants
Back yard Snowpocalypse 2018 remnants
Back yard Snowpocalypse 2018 remnants
I think pretty much all the major roadways are back to normal now. With another 14°C day today, the rest of Snowpocalypse 2018 should be gone by the end of the day.
Went out on a quick morning walk to the main road outside the neighbourhood to see what kind of condition it was in.
Still a good bit of snow in the neighbourhood.
Snowy front yard
Around the neighbourhood, the roads looked pretty clear with a few icy patches.
Mostly clear road
Up towards the entrance there was still a fair bit of frozen stuff on the road though. Made for a bit of slippery walking.
Icy entry
Out on the main road, it was still pretty icy. Not a lot of exposure to the sun, so there hasn’t been a whole lot of melting on the road, and what melting there has been just freezes overnight.
Icy road
Icy road
It’s about 2.5 km out to the main highway from here, and I suspect a few parts of it will be pretty icy. There were a few cars driving down the road, all going pretty slowly. If you take it easy and don’t make any sudden moves, it’s drive-able. Not something I care to venture out into though.
The current forecast high for today is only 1°C and 3°C for tomorrow, so there isn’t going to be much in the way of melting around here until the heat wave starts on Monday and temperatures return to somewhat more seasonal values.
Intellicast forecast 20180106 (temperatures in °C)
I figure by Wednesday, almost all the remnants of Snowpocalypse 2018 will be gone.
A bright sunny morning followed Snowpocalypse 2018. The clear skies also meant that temperatures dropped quite a bit overnight. Woke up this morning to -9°C (16°F) which is definitely on the chilly side for these parts.
The sunny morning offered up a nice view of all the snow that fell yesterday (6″ in the front yard). I love seeing sunlight sparkle off a fresh snow fall.
Snowy morning
Snowy morning
Snow filled front yard
The forecast for the next few days is clear skies, lows around-9°C and highs only getting up to around 3°C for a few hours each day. A lot of this snow is probably going to linger around well into the weekend.
It’s been a long time since I saw snow like today (not since I left Edmonton probably), so I decided to go for a walk out to get the mail.
Light wind, but fairly heavy snow coming down. The cars had a pretty thick blanket of snow covering them already.
Snow covered cars
Out on the road, the snow accumulation was pretty thick, and ankle deep in a few spots. Back home this would be a pretty typical snow fall. Around here, it’s bananas and completely mind blowing.
Almost ankle deep snow
Footprint in the snow
Index finger deep snow
It was a nice walk through the neighbourhood. I’d forgotten how nice and quiet things get during snowfall.
A snowy walk
Considering the amount of snow already on the roads, and how much more is expected, I don’t think I’ll be going anywhere tomorrow.
