30th April 2009 - Thursday

High: +9.0
Low: -5.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(51)
Days we didn't see any sun: (23)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a fairly bright start with a bit of light cloud. The sun was shining and it was showing -2 on the drive to work. The air was cool but not cold.

By mid-day the clouds had started to get heavier and the mountains were almost out of sight. It did warm up to +8 but it felt cooler. Despite the cloud, it remained bright.

29th April 2009 - Wednesday

High: 6.0
Low: -5.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(51)
Days we didn't see any sun: (23)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start with just a bit of thin cloud. It was showing -2 on the drive to work and it didn't feel too cold.

It was showing +3 at around mid-day and the sun was shining. It turned into quite a nice warm afternoon. Small bits of snow left behind are continuing to melt and in some areas the grass is starting to green.

28th April 2009 - Tuesday

High: 5.0
Low: -4.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(51)
Days we didn't see any sun: (23)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a white and cloudy sky this morning, it felt a bit chilly but not too bad.
The small amounts of snow that is still on the ground is continuing to melt.

The sun came out briefly at around lunchtime but by early afternoon there were some light snow flurries but nothing much.

It didn't feel too cold today.

27th April 2009 - Monday

High: 1.5
Low: -4.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(51)
Days we didn't see any sun: (23)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was snowing again this morning and there was a fair amount of snow on the ground. The sky was white and cloudy and it felt quite cold. The roads were slushy but not too bad if care was taken.

There was snow in the air for most of the day, but it didn't really stick and most of yesterdays/this mornings snow had melted.

The following Winter Storm Watch has been issued today: Snowfall warning for Okotoks, High River & Claresholm (upgraded from winter storm watch)
Heavy snow for southern Alberta continues until Wednesday.

An intense weather system is producing heavy snow over Claresholm, Cardston and Crowsnest Pass regions this morning. Amounts near 10 centimetres have been reported overnight. This system is very slow moving and will continue to intensify today and tonight. Another 10 to 15 centimetres of snow is forecast for today in the Crowsnest Pass and Cardston regions as well as the southern part of the Okotoks region including Claresholm. Tonight the snow will spread eastward into the southern Lethbridge region including Milk River and the Cypress Hills region. Heavy snow will continue to fall across southern Alberta through Tuesday. Another 10 to 20 centimetres is expected tonight and Tuesday with up to 30 centimetres in the foothills. As well, strong northerly winds developing on Tuesday will produce poor visibilities in blowing snow at times. Snow will continue into Wednesday.

5 Year Stats for January to March 2009

March 2009 has definitely been the snowiest, coldest and wettest in the last 5 years! (Click on picture to make it larger)

Hours of Darkness This Week

It was coming light at around 6am and still wasn't quite dark by 9.10pm.

26th April 2006 - Sunday

High: 6.5
Low: -3.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(50)
Days we didn't see any sun: (22)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

Most of yesterdays snow has melted away. It was quite a cloudy start to the day and a little cool. The cloud did start to break around 2pm and we did see some sunshine during the afternoon, it remained quite cool though. By around 6.30pm the wind had really picked up and it began to snow.

Thank You To Alison

We have been on holiday in the UK for the past 3 weeks and would like to say a BIG thank you to our friend Alison for providing us with daily updates so we were able to keep this blog up-to-date.

25th April 2009 - Saturday

High: 8.0
Low: -2.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(49)
Days we didn't see any sun: (22)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

The sky was totally white this morning with no sunshine. It did not feel cold though and the temperature was showing +5. By noon it had started to rain and the temperature had dropped to around +1. It rained/sleeted for most of the afternoon. At around 5pm we had a brief hail storm and there was a cold wind. It felt cold and damp all afternoon. By 5.30pm it was snowing quite heavily.

24th April 2009 - Friday

High: 5.0
Low: -10.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(48)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a sunny start to the day, although the temperature was only showing it to be -3. Temperatures improved through the morning and by lunchtime were around +3 and by early evening it was +6. There was a cold wind though, making it feel colder than it was.

23rd April 2009 - Thursday

High: 0.0
Low: -8.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(48)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

There was a lot of snow on the ground this morning following last nights snow fall. It was -6.0 this morning and it was very windy. There was no more snow fall today and the sun was shining. Temperatures rose, thawing the snow throughout the day.

22 April 2009 - Wednesday

High: 7.0
Low: -3.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(48)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

Most of the snow has now melted, but today the sky was pale and snowy. It was +4 first thing and there was a strong wind. Rain and snow have been forecast for next 3 days. The day did brighten up, but it didn't warm up much. By noon it was snowing and windy which continued into the evening.

There was a weather warning today in Okotoks, High River & claresholm: A band of snow that brought more than 10 centimetres of snow to the Rocky Mountain House region and the Nordegg region earlier today has now moved into Calgary. After initially melting on contact with the warm ground some of the snow is starting to accumulate. 5 to 10 centimetres of snow is likely in the Calgary area before the system moves south overnight.

The largest snowfall amounts will be along the foothills where temperatures are cooler. The system will move out of these regions this evening.

21st April 2009 - Tuesday

High: 22.0
Low: 3.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(47)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was another sunny and bright start. The sky was cloudless and clear. The temperature continued to rise and it reached +22. It was a beautiful day today.

20th April 2009 - Monday

High: 21.5
Low: 2.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(47)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a sunny and bright start (+6). The sky was cloudless and clear. The temperature continued to rise and it reached +21 by the afternoon. By early evening the wind had started to pick and it clouded over but it still didn't feel too cold.

19th April 2009 - Sunday

High: 17.5
Low: -1.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(47)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a lovely sunny and almost cloudless start to the day. It was showing temperatures of +8 this morning which reached +16 as the day went on. A very pleasant day.

18th April 2009 - Saturday

High: 15.5
Low: -0.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(47)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a sunny and bright start to the day (+5) but there were a few clouds in the sky. It did warm up quite a bit, but the clouds didn't really clear. By early evening it got quite grey and cloudy and felt considerably colder.

17th April 2009 - Friday

High: 18.5
Low: -4.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(47)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was quite a sunny start, but there was a fair amount of cloud in the sky. It was +4 first thing but reached around +12 as the day went on.

It was quite a windy day, but it didn't feel cold. By early eveing the wind increased and the temperatures dropped, but all in all it was a very nice day.

16th April 2009 - Thursday

High: 12.0
Low: -4.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(47)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start. It was +4 this morning with a few light clouds and it was a little windy. It was +14 in the sun by the afternoon. A really lovely day.

15th April 2009 - Wednesday

High: 8.0
Low: -0.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(47)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start with a few clouds. It was quite windy making it feel colder than it was. It warmed up to around +7 and the sun shone all day.

14th April 2009 - Tuesday

High: 5.0
Low: -4.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(47)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)
We woke up to -1 and the sky was grey and overcast. There were snow flurries, on and off, all day and we had some hailstones around lunchtime. The wind was quite strong and it never really warmed up. However, the snow that did fall, melted almost immediately.

13th April 2009 - Monday

High: 12.0
Low: 0.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a lovely start to the morning with temperatures already at 5˚ when we got up. The sun was shining and the sky was blue but with with grey clouds on the horizon. By lunchtime, the sky had turned grey and we were covered in clouds but it didn't rain and by 4.30pm, we were back to blue skies and sunshine.

12th April 2009 - Sunday

High: 15.0
Low: 0.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

Another beautiful day. Much like yesterday although not quite as warm. Lots of sunshine and blue skies.

11th April 2009 - Saturday

High: 17.5
Low: -2.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

Today was just like yesterday. It was a beautiful day. Bright blue skies and just a sweeping of clouds. It was already 6˚ by mid-morning and up to 16˚ in the afternoon. As the afternoon wore on, there was a bit of a temperature drop and some cloud cover moved in although it was still very pleasant.

10th April 2009 - Friday

High: 17.0
Low: 0.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

Today was like one of the best Summer days in UK. There is no snow to be seen except for on top of the mountains. Highs in the mid teens and just thin sweeps of clouds. There is brilliant sunshine and everyone is out enjoying it.

9th April 2009 - Thursday

High: 18
Low: -1.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

Today's weather is perfect. Clear skies, the colour of holiday magazines! Bright sunshine. Woke up to 3˚ and by mid afternoon, it had risen to 13˚ and still sunny and warm. The snow is melting away fast now although you still see it atop the Rockies.

8th April 2009 - Wednesday

High: 12.5
Low: -4.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a lovely and bright start to the day. It was about 3˚C this morning and has climbed to 12˚ with bright sunshine continuing and just a dusting of clouds.

7th April 2009 - Tuesday

High: 13.5
Low: -2.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

The morning started warmly and with bright sunshine, with temperatures reaching mid-teens by the mid-morning. It was a cloudless sky and the mountains were in clear view.

6th April 2009 - Monday

High: 14.5
Low: -2.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

There was a large chinook arch over the mountains today but the sky was quite grey and overcast. It was quite cool first thing, but it did reach +9 by mid afternoon and the sun was beginning to break through. As the day went on, the weather got better and better. The cloud cover cleared around 3.30pm and the temperature rose to 14˚ and remained warm into the evening. The sky looked beautiful in the evening.

5th April 2009 - Sunday

High: 11.0
Low: -9.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a beautiful day today. It was +3 when we got up and continued to get warmer throughout the day. It was lovely, sunny and cloudless sky.

4th April 2009 - Saturday

High: 6.0
Low: -5.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start and the mountains were in clear view. By 9.00am, the mountains had disappeared behind a heavy fog but this had cleared again by 11.00am. From then on, the sun was out and the temperature was rising. At 3.00pm we were at +7 and it was lovely for the remainder of the day.

3rd April 2009 - Friday

High: 1.0
Low: -4.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

Last night's thick fog was still here this morning and it stayed until lunchtime. There was a slight snow flurry. The sun never really broke through today. It felt a lot colder than the -4 temperature this morning but warmed a bit once the fog had cleared.

2nd April 2009 - Thursday

High: 5.5
Low: -9.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (19)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start. It felt fairly cool this morning, but by early afternoon the sun was shining and temperatures were into positive figures. It felt lovely and warm in the sunshine. At around 6pm, it started to get very foggy.

1st April 2009 - Wednesday

High: 4.0
Low: -3.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(46)
Days we didn't see any sun: (19)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It had snowed lightly over night and it was a fairly dull start. We did see some blue sky and sunshine and the sky was quite bright, but it was fairly cloudy. By mid afternoon we had some very light snowfall followed by sunshine as the cloud began to clear. It was fairly cool today.