29th November 2010 - Monday

High: -8.0
Low: -18.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was -16 at around 9am this morning. It was quite bright though with clear blue sky and sunshine.

28th November 2010 - Sunday

High: -4.0
Low: -11.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was a warmer start than yesterday at -5 but it was dull, cloudy and snowy. It snowed lightly for most of the morning. It was quite a nice afternoon and the sun tried to shine.

27th November 2010 - Saturday

High: -4.5
Low: -12.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (7)
Days we didn't see any sun: (7)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (5)

It was a cold start at -10 but quite bright with a mix of blue sky and light cloud.  It warmed up to around -3 but it didn't feel too bad.

26th November 2010 - Friday

High: 5.0
Low: -8.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (7)
Days we didn't see any sun: (7)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (5)

 It was -2 and sunny and bright first thing with a few light clouds. By mid morning the sky was bright blue and virtually cloudless. It was lovely and sunny and felt quite pleasant out and snow was continuing to melt.  Temperatures reached around +5 and it felt quite nice in the sunshine.  The wind started to pick up at around 2.30pm but it was still warm.

25th November 2010 - Thursday

High: 1.5
Low: -19.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (7)
Days we didn't see any sun: (7)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (5)

It was considerably watmer this morning and just -5 first thing. There was a fair bit of cloud, but we could see some blue sky and it was quite bright on the whole. Temperatures reached +2 and some of the snow was becoming slushy and melting.

24th November 2010 - Wednesday

High: -7.
Low:  -31.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (7)
Days we didn't see any sun: (7)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (5)

It was a very cold start and -28.5 first thing. It was quite bright though with blue sky and finally some sunshine. It warmed up to around +10 and it actually felt quite nice in the sunshine.

23rd November 2010 - Tuesday

High: -20.5
Low: -30.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (7)
Days we didn't see any sun: (7)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (5)

It was another white and overcast start to the day. It was very cold and -29.5 at 8.30am. They are suggesting a wind chill of -40 today. We weren't outside for very long, but for the short time that we were, it was actually OK.

22nd November 2010 - Monday

High: -19
Low: -22
Rain: (0)
Snow: (7)
Days we didn't see any sun: (6)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (5)

It was a white and overcast start to the day and very cold.  It had been snowing lightly overnight. It was -19 first thing and they were suggesting a wind chill making it feel like -32 and it did feel bitterly cold today.

21st November 2010 - Sunday

High: -15.5
Low: -22.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (6)
Days we didn't see any sun: (5)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (4)

It was a white and overcast start to the day and very cold. It did brighten up a bit during the afternoon and we saw some blue sky. It remained cold and temperatures were around -18.

20th November 2010 - Saturday

High: -15.5
Low: -25.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (6)
Days we didn't see any sun: (5)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (4)

It was a fairly bright start with a mix of blue sky and cloud.  It was another cold start and temperatures had only reached around -14 by mid-day.

19th November 2010 - Friday

High: 17.0
Low: -26.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (6)
Days we didn't see any sun: (5)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (3)

It was a fairly bright start with a mix of blue sky and cloud it was -22 first thing and very cold. By mid morning it was quite sunny and bright, but it hadn't warmed up much. It started to snow again during the evening, but it was quite light.

18th November 2010 - Thursday

High: -14.0
Low: -18.4
Rain: (0)
Snow: (5)
Days we didn't see any sun: (5)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (3)

It was another white and very snowy start. It had been snowing a lot overnight and it was all quite deep again this morning. It was -13.5 at 8.30am with no sun, felt very cold.  By around mid-day, the day had begun to brighten and we saw some blue sky and sunshine.

17th November 2010 - Wednesday

High: -11.0
Low: -13.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (5)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (2)

It was another white and snowy start, it had snowed a fair bit overnight. It was -12 at 8.30am and it didn't really get any warmer.  We had to shovel the drive again this morning and several times throughout the day.  It snowed on and off all day and without any sunshine it felt very cold.  The roads were in very poor condition, which is quite unusal for this time of year.

16th November 2010 - Tuesday

High: -6.5
Low: -9.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (4)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (1)

It was quite a stormy night and we lost power at around half past midnight, but it was only off for an a couple of hours. We woke up to thick snow on the driveway (about 7inches) which was quite wet and heavy. It was -6 first thing and road conditions were quite poor with slipper conditions and poor visibility.

15th November 2010 - Monday

High: 7.5
Low: 0.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (2)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a fairly pleasant start at +3. There was a fair bit of cloud, but that was beginning to clear by mid-morning and we had quite clear blue sky by noon.  Temperatures reached around +7 and it was quite nice in the sunshine, but quite cold out of it. 

It started to sleet at around 10pm and it quickly turned into snow.  It got quite heavy and looked to be set in for the night.

There is a weather warning in place for: Airdrie, Cochrane, Olds & Sundre


10 to 15 cm of snow expected tonight into Tuesday morning.


An Alberta clipper is forecast to develop near Calgary tonight tracking southeastwards into Nebraska by Tuesday evening. Snow will develop along the northern foothills this evening spreading southeastwards to the Cypress Hills overnight. Snowfall amounts along the foothills are expected to be near 10 to 15 cm with up to 20 cm near the Cypress Hills. Strong northerly winds will develop behind the clipper with gusts to 70 km/h over Southeastern Alberta. These winds will combine with falling snow to give reduce visibilities in blowing snow. Heaviest snow will taper off Tuesday morning for the foothills and Tuesday afternoon over the Cypress Hills.


The system is currently developing over the gulf of Alaska and will move into Alberta this evening. Given the rapid motion of the system there is still some uncertainty to the storm track. The regions of Calgary, Drumheller and Claresholm are currently expected to see 5 to 10 cm of snow. As the system approaches through the day snow fall amounts will be further refined and warnings may be adjusted based on updated storm tracks.

14th November 2010 - Sunday

High: 8.5
Low: -4.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a cold start and around -4 first thing and there was a fair bit of light cloud. Temperatures reached around +7 and it was quite bright with some cloud.

13th November 2010 - Saturday

High: 11.0
Low: -8.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a cold and frosty start and around -5 first thing. It was bright and sunny, but we noticed that the lake had started to freeze. The afternoon was quite pleasant with clear blue sky and sunshine and it didn't feel too cold.

12th November 2010 - Friday

High: 5.5
Low: -4.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a cold and frosty start and around +2 first thing. It was bright and sunny at times, but we did have some threatening black cloud for a while. There was a large chinook over the mountains and it was +9 on our front porch and very nice and warm in the sunshine, it was cold once we lost the sun though.

11th November 2010 - Thursday

High: 3.5
Low: -9.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a cold and frosty start and only -5 first thing. It was bright and sunny though with clear blue sky.

We had a bit of light cloud in the afternoon, and it felt quite cold, but not too bad. 

10th November 2010 - Wednesday

High: 3.0
Low: -7.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a cold and frosty start and only -5 first thing. There was a fair bit of white cloud and it was quite cold but still quite bright and sunny.

The cloud cleared by mid-day and we had bright blue sky for the rest of the afternoon. Temperatures reached around +3 and the afternoon didn't seem too cold.

9th November 2010 - Tuesday

High: 5.5
Low: -7.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a cool and frosty start and only -5 first thing. It was very bright and sunny though with clear blue sky. Temperatures did reach around +8 and it felt quite nice in the sunshine.

8th November 2010 - Monday

High: 4.5
Low: 1.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a cool and cloudy start and the ground was wet, so it looks as though it had been raining over night. It did brighten up a bit, but it didn't get particularly sunny. It was colder than it had been, but not too bad.

7th November 2010 - Sunday

High: 17.0
Low: -2.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a bright and sunny start. It clouded over a bit during the afternoon and became a bit breezy but it was generally quite a warm and pleasant day. It seemed stormy over the moutains, so perhaps we are getting towards the end of the good weather.

6th November 2010 - Saturday

High: 14.5
Low: -5.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a bright and sunny start, but cold at -3. It warmed up to around +13 and it felt quite pleasant for most of the day.

5th November 2010 - Friday

High: 21.5
Low: 6.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a bright start with a bit of light cloud. It was +13 by 9am and felt very pleasant. It wasn't a particularly sunny day but it was bright and temperatures reached a record breaking +21.

4th November 2010 - Thursday

High: 18.5
Low: -4.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a bright and sunny start and it was bright blue sky and sunny. It was +7 by mid-morning and the temperature continued to rise.  It was lovely and warm in the sunshine and another very nice day.

3rd November 2010 - Wednesday

High: 14.0
Low: -1.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a bright and sunny start. It was quite cool to start with, but temperatures reached around +7, although in the sunshine on our porch was around +17.  It was a lovely, sunny and warm day.

2nd November 2010 - Tuesday

High: 3.5
Low: 1.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a bright and sunny start. Temperatures reached around +14 and it was a lovely warm and sunny day.

1st November 2010 - Monday

High: 16.5
Low: -2.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (0)

It was a fairly cloudy start, but quite warm at +5. There was bright sunshine over the mountains and huge chinook arch. It did brighten up in the afternoon and temperatures reached around +17, it was quite a nice day on the whole.