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We set a new record on Tues for high temp on this day .. We hit 16.5 degrees.. It was a beautiful sunny warm day... BTW I talked to my brother in toronto and it was minus 4 and snowing there (LMFAO) Any one else getting great (or shitty) weather where they are??

It's warm.....in November.......in CANADA?!?!?!

Blimey. There is something strange happening with the world's weather.

In Britain, it's FREEZING.

Umm you were only 13c below us ...It's spring in perth they say...and it's 31c.....

The day after i arrived from nz in late march it was 42c...!..

For the next 6 months we won't have any rain, the little bugs/flying cockroaches/ crazed mating birds/ will be annoying, the dust will get into my eyes/ears/nose while mtn biking & the blue jellfish will probably sting me...

Last but not least, red back & white tail spiders...

Ahhh life in australia..hahah...

GO OILERS!!!

c

The white tail spider (Lampona cylindrata) is not much of a threat, from what I understand. Like the recluse, it causes skin damage, known as necrotising arachnidism... though whether this is a direct result of the venom or a bacteria commonly present in the mout parts is cause for debate. Not deadly.

The redback or Australian widow (Latrodectus hasselti) can be considered fatal, but there have been no deaths since the anti-venom was introduced. Even so, most victims would recover without intervention provided they are healthy adults.

The venom of the redback is neurtoxic, acting on the nervous system. Only females are dangerous.

The white tail spider frequently preys on the red back.

Thanks for the info however i'm doing my best to stay away mr & mrs redback, whitetail or whatever else may be lurking in my shed...

Did you know although Huntsman spiders aren't lethal more people die from them...they scare the crap out the driver whilst behind the wheel. We don't have them here in WA...!!!

c

Calgary set a record temperature as well on Tue....it was a beautiful warm sunny day and it reached 20 C......but will be turning cooler by the weekend and the white stuff is expected for Sat.

Yeah, same here with people that are phobic of wasps etc.

Well, if you happen to see any good photo ops, think of me! I'd love to see pics of your bugs, and snakes.

Another fine day today in Edmonton too. +15 is the expected high, but my outdoor thermometer reads +16

What's that, a week straight of record warm temperatures in Alberta?

(Go Oilers!!)

-6 in Montreal with some snow on the ground.

-17 tomorrow morning here with the wind factor, -5 right now. However on the 14 day prediction we might hit 16+ degrees next week! :O

+17 and I bet I saw 300 gals jogging in shorts on memorial drive.

Fiercely cold weather and snow sweeping across Europe. Three people have already died in France, but there are no reported fatalities in Britain.

Last night, 250 schoolchildren were stuck in a school in Cornwall. Also in Cornwall, up to 1000 people were stuck in a huge traffic jam on the desolate Bodmin Moor (not the kind of place you'd want to be in the dead of night). This morning, the cold and snow caused a train to derail near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, injuring 9 people. Wales was also hit by lots of snow, forcing many schools to close.



Cars abandoned as blizzards sweep in from west



Hundreds in shelter as police search for stranded Schools closed as sudden snowfalls cause problems

Steven Morris and Gerard Seenan
Saturday November 26, 2005
The Guardian


Hundreds of motorists were stranded in makeshift hostels last night after heavy snow brought havoc to Cornwall, forcing drivers to abandon vehicles.

At one point as many as 1,000 people were stuck in cars in sub-zero temperatures on Bodmin Moor. Hundreds of pupils were also stranded in local schools, with some ending up spending the night in a hotel. Police and military helicopters used infra-red equipment to try to make sure nobody was lost in the deep drifts.

Traffic eventually began moving again at around 10pm, but police said they would have to work long into the night to get everyone off the moor.

They added that it would take the whole weekend for things to return to normal, as more than 500 people spending the night in emergency shelters would have to return to collect abandoned cars.

The sudden snowfalls caused problems across the UK. Police in the worst-hit parts of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and south-west England reported a spate of rescues and crashes on treacherous roads, despite gritters working flat out overnight.

In Wales, more than 400 schools closed, while in Scotland 100 schools in the Grampian and Highland regions gave pupils the day off.

But motorists caught on Bodmin suffered worst. Some 500 cars, vans, lorries and some coaches were trapped in a six-mile queue on the A30, with some drivers adding to the chaos by abandoning their cars before emergency services reached them. Police declared a major incident.

Delivery driver Steven Rogers, 32, said: "The snow was incredible, really slippy and you couldn't see anything. There were articulated lorries on the side of the road because they couldn't make it up the hill and my wheels were just spinning.

"I stopped by the side of the road, locked up my van and walked 700 yards to the Jamaica Inn, where I've stayed all day. I should be grateful that I am not still stuck in my car like those other people."

Around 100 were sent to the King's Head hotel near Bodmin. The landlord, Keith Thompson, said: "People started coming in at about 1pm. By teatime it was crowded."

One stranded motorist, Wyndham Proctor, said: "It is chock-a-block with stationary cars. I've got a big coat in case I have to spend the night here. People are either running out of fuel or running their batteries down trying to keep warm."

Police and education chiefs denied they had been unprepared but admitted they were taken by surprise by the amount of snow which fell so quickly.

In Scotland, the A939 Cockbridge to Tomintoul, always among the first roads to become snowbound, shut to motorists early yesterday. More than 4,000 homes were without electricity in the Highlands and Aberdeenshire. A Scottish Hydro Electric spokesman described the power cuts as a "moving beast". He added: "We are doing all we can to restore electricity and have drafted in 50 extra engineers."

Airports and ferry operators said services were subject to delay and cancellation. The Dounreay nuclear site, in Caithness, was closed because of 90mph winds.

In west Wales, five people were taken to hospital after being struck by lightning in the Preseli mountains

guardian.co.uk

Early start
A commuter waits for the first train to arrive at Aviemore station in Scotland.
Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA


Snow-covered
A man cleans snow from a car in the suburbs of Sofia.
Photograph: Nikolay Doychinov/Reuters


Two seasons
An autumn leaf caught in an icicle in Biessenhofen, southern Germany.
Photograph: Karl Josef Hildenbrand/EPA


Tricky conditions
A car makes its way through woodland in the Mecsek mountains in Hungary.
Photograph: Ferenc Kalmandy/AP


Romp in the park
A Dalmatian enjoys the snow in Sofia.
Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA


Monument to kitsch
The annual snow and ice sculpture festival in Brugge, Belgium.
Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters


Fur coat
A wolf in its enclosure at the Bavarian Forest park in Neuschoenau, Germany.
Photograph: Armin Weigel/EPA


Winter flowers
Snow covered red roses in Frankfurt, Germany.
Photograph: Michael Probst/AP


Gritty response
Birmingham city council's Thimble Mill depot holds 5,000 tonnes of rock salt.
Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty


Black and white
A man walks through a Belgrade park.
Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty


Frozen art
The annual snow and ice sculpture festival in Brugge, Belgium.
Photograph: Lieven van Assche/EPA

+7 degrees in Cape Breton today.......spent 12 years in Edmonton & never could get used to the winters....GO ESKS GO!!

i think we need some snow here in edmonton. I've been here for three years now, and by now there should be a crap load of snow on the ground. We need snow. Not that i'm complaining because i don't really like snow but we better get some soon...stupid weather...

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