Friday, January 30, 2009

Perfect outdoor weekend

If you are looking to go skiing, snowmobiling or skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, this is the perfect weather weekend. Fresh snow is everywhere including a few centimetres today, and it will be mild. Low pressure today moved down the St. Lawrence Valley with a few bursts of moderate snow at times. Radar is showing some more bursts around, but they should clear out early Saturday and leave us with a sunny and mild day. Tomorrow night a weak warm front will lift north of the region with light snow followed by a very mild day Sunday. We may actually go above freezing for the first time in a month here in Montreal.

Beyond that I am watching another potential snowstorm for late Monday and Tuesday developing over the Gulf States and moving northward towards New England. The most recent computer data is suggesting the system will move further east then the last storm. It looks like the 401/416 corridor and Kemptville could miss this one altogether with the Montreal area being on the extreme western edge of the precipitation. Currently the forecast is for snow and windy. I expect we will refine that a little over the weekend. Stay tuned and be safe.

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