Borealis

Actually wow, I'm not much of a sports fan, and if Mike Wier won the Master's this year that's very nice for him but totally irrelevant to me. I guess that I've been paying more attention to what is going on in Iraq and Turkey etc. than to trivial sports like golf !!

I know where Sarnia is, thank you - don't need to locate it on a map. Bright's Cove must be very small since it doesn't make it to the Rand & McNally road atlas.

As for Borealis, the name derives from Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind, I think the Greeks got it wrong because - being a woman - I think the north wind should have been a goddess !! - and the name refers to, among other things, the fact that I live in the largest northernmost city (nearly one million people) in Canada.

Yes I am good at stats & math - it is essential to my job because I make my living in a scientific field.

Now go away and play nice quot;>

Erick_L

Borealis - The Weather Channel and Env. Canada take their current conditions from the same source.

LissaJ

Now, now people, this is a nice post,so need to fight.

Now I think Borealis is a neat name, thanks for explaining.

wow

It's Bright's Grove, not Cove!
Interesting derivative of your name, Borealis.

Borealis

OK - it Bright's GROVE. After all this, I'll have to visit the place someday, probably after I've done the Lake Superior "circle tour".

Erick - Environment Canada has meteorologists on staff who perform direct measurements of atmospheric and weather related conditions. In fact, I happen to know a couple of them.
I do not know where the Weather Channel gets its information, but I do know that they get it wrong often enough (for Edmonton current conditions) that I don't trust them.

Erick_L

Borealis - "Current conditions" measurements are done at the airport and at every hour. If the Weather Channel is wrong on the current conditions, it's because you're too far from the airport or conditions changed. Environment Canada don't take these measurments themselves anymore. It's done by a private contractor or the Flight Service Station at the airport. I've been doing this for 6 years in 5 different towns. The Weather Channel don't have their own weather stations and use the exact same data as Env. Canada. Forecasts are another matter as both as their own staff for that.

Borealis

Erick - Edmonton has more than one airport, one in town and one south of the city. There also used to be a military airport north of the city, but I don't recall if there is a weather station there any more.
The forecasts are notoriously incorrect for Edmonton, especially for more than 24 hours ahead. Twenty years ago I lived in Toronto and found that the weather forecasts were much more accurate even with the technology of that day than they are today in the Edmonton area. I assume that this is a function of the centralization of services = out West we get less.
And I will check with my meteorologist friends about who takes the actual measurements.

Kay_M

Snow report: for the last couple of days Toronto has had beautiful, cold, clear sunny weather with snow on the ground! Much preferred over dark, gray and rainy. Hope it keeps up!

Borealis

Well, today - two days before Christmas, the forecast is for fairly seasonal temps, and we do have snow on the ground in Edmonton (although it is weeks old), so I guess our Christmas will be white.

However, my husband has planned to wash our car today, and that's always a signal for a change to "messy" weather !!!!

Scarlett

Borealis,
That should do it! Every time we wash our car ( this past week was a detailing) we get snow/rain. Better run out to the store for milk before it hits
Happy Holidays to you & yours

mitchdesj

In Montreal, we are not dreaming of a white xmas, we are experiencing it; tons of snow everywhere; they are calling for rain today and tomorrow, should be interesting if it all freezes....

Personally, I prefer snow after xmas only.

wagonwheel

In Halifax we'll be having a balmy Christmas. It's 12 degrees now, and the sun is shining. Weird weather.

Kay_M

Pouring bloody rain in Toronto, at 8 degrees. Forecast is calling for snow on Christmas Day, however. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I love snow at Christmas!

Scarlett

Well, wet or snowy, I do Wish you ALL a Merry Happy Holiday!

Borealis, we used to listen to Bing sing those Christmas Carols every year, my son wrote from Japan and said he heard Bing in a dept store and wished he were home ~weep weep~

Personally, I would love to be snuggled in with the Yankee and Pup in some nice Montreal Hotel with a fireplace watching it snow.

But I guess one last Christmas in NY with the rain will be fine too~

Peace & Joy!