30 November 2008

Hours of Darkness This Week

It started to come light at around 07.45am and was very light by 8.05am. It started to go go dark at 4.30pm and was very dark by around 5pm. These pictures were taken at around 4.50pm on Sunday evening.

30th November - Sunday

High: 9.0
Low: -6.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
It was a bright and sunny start to the day but fairly cool. There was virtually no wind, so it felt quite pleasant. There was a fair amount of cloud cover by the end of the day and it started to cool down again in the afternoon.

29 November 2008

29th November - Saturday

High: 7.5
Low: -5.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
It was a bright and sunny all day. It felt quite mild in the morning, but cooled down considerably in the afternoon.

28 November 2008

28th November - Friday

High: 4.5
Low: -5.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
A bright, sunny and mild day with no wind. It did cloud over in the afternoon, but the sky was still bright. It did feel really quite cold though.

27 November 2008

27th November - Thursday

High: 2.0
Low: -10.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
A cold but bright start to the day (car was showing -12). There was no wind, so it didn't feel too bad. Sky was blue, virtually cloudless and sunny. It did cloud over in the afternoon, which seemed to make the afternoon feel much colder than the morning.

26 November 2008

26th November - Wednesday

High: 4.5
Low: -3.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
A mild start to the day with a fair bit of cloud cover and no wind. The cloud had started to clear by around 9.30 and it was sunny and bright blue sky by mid morning. It was quite pleasant in the sun, but cool out of it. There was a cool breeze blowing by lunchtime.

25 November 2008

25th November - Tuesday

High: 7.5
Low: -3.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
A mild start to the day, there was about 50% cloud cover and 50% blue sky.
The lake seems to have a thin layer of ice covering the whole surface and a number of streams are part or fully frozen. However, there is virtually no snow left on the ground from previous snow falls. There was a cool wind in open areas, but it remained mild in sheltered areas.

24 November 2008

24th November - Monday

High: 9.5
Low: -5.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
It was quite a cloudy day with patches of bright blue sky. There was a cold wind which lasted most of the the day, this made it feel much colder.

23 November 2008

Hours of Darkness This Week

It was starting to come light at around 7.25am and is very light by 7.45am, it varies a bit if the day is dull or foggy. It was starting to go dark at around 4.40pm, is quite dark by 5.10pm and very dark by 5.20pm.

23rd November - Sunday

High: 4.0
Low: -9.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
A bright and sunny start to the day. It was cold out of the sun, definitely needed to wrap up warm. However, in the sun was very pleasant and warm (we put up outdoor Christmas decorations and had to take our coats off). There was no wind, so a very pleasant day.

22 November 2008

22nd November - Saturday

High: 5.0
Low: -3.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
It was a bright and sunny start to the day. It was cool but not freezing. There was a little bit of wind early morning but that died down and it was a very still and calm day. There was a huge (it wouldn't fit in one photo) Chinook arch over the mountains, which stayed all day. Usually that will mean warmer weather is on its way. We think there were fewer Chinooks last year and already we feel we have encountered many more, which may explain the mild November. Chinook is a native word meaning "Snow Eater".

21 November 2008

21st November - Friday

High: 6.0
Low: -7.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
It was a much more mild start to the day today and although there was a fair bit of cloud cover, the sky was bright with blue patches. The sun shone all morning and it turned into a very pleasant, bright sunny day.

20 November 2008

20th November - Thursday

High: 2.5
Low: -11.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
It was a very bitterly cold start to the day and there was thick frost this morning. The car was showing -9 at 08.30am in High River. The sky was blue and it was sunny, with a few light clouds. The windchill was making it feel much colder. The ice on the lake is creeping further towards the middle.

19 November 2008

19th November - Wednesday

High: -1.5
Low: -5.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
It snowed overnight (2cm) and there was snow on the roads this morning. The local roads were quite slushy and looked a little slippery, but didn't seem too bad. The Highway was pretty clear. It felt fairly mild this morning and there was no wind. It was cloudy all morning and by lunchtime it was very cold (car was showing -2). The cloud did break and we saw some blue sky but it remained very cold.