So how you all doing this morning?  Myself I am doing quite well.  Today it will be mostly cloudy and quite windy. Wind chills will be around -15F. High today of around 29F. Winds  at the moment are coming in from the North North East and calm   They will change later to the South East at 15 to 25 mph.  Tonight it will be cloudy with some high gusts  Low tonight will drop down to 27F.   Highway 522 is Partially covered with packed snow, with a few icy sections.  But if one takes care you can get to where you are going.  Might see a touch of sun later on. The sun rose at 7:59 AM & will set at: 4:50 PM. Giving us here in Port Loring Ontario; 8 hrs. 51 mins.  Gained two minutes yesterday. Exact weather data from our weather station outside…..

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New Weather station is working great so far. Karl is working steadily on getting the grafts and things ready for the main page of the Local Service’s Board.  Will let you know when all said and done.  Enjoy your day my friends good day to go for a walk I would think. Dress warm though.

Good morning. We will see some snow this morning giving away to flurries or icy rain this afternoon.  Highs today will reach up to near 32 F. Winds are from the south and calm.  I would think we will be getting from 1 to 3 inches of snow. Tonight it will be partly cloudy  flurries or freezing rain which should end near midnight.  Temperatures will drop to a low of  -10F. Winds could change to the North North East at 10 to 15 mph.    The sun rose this morning behind some clouds at 8:00 AM & will set at 4:49 PM.  Giving us here in Port Loring Ontario; 8 hrs. 49 mins. of daylight, gained another minute yesterday.  Snowing out there this morning with Highway 522 partially covered along with some icy sections, so extra care should be taken if traveling. Data from our Weather Station Directly To You.

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Well finally the new weather station for Port Loring is up and running.  Took us the better part of yesterday to get the sensors situated and sending data.  I will add things manually here at the Blog till Karl has the graphs and added features installed onto the Local Service’s Boards Man Page.  Lot of work now for Karl to get things just right. But the cold outside work is finished and everything is working great.  On another note we will see some pretty cold weather coming to us here in Port Loring with in the next 10-15 days from a Large Arctic Front that is bearing down on us.  I also predict a very cold February.  So winter is upon us folks, time to bundle up if going outside, along with keeping the home fires burning.  Snowmobiles  and ice fishing folks will be happy.  Great to be alive though.  Isn’t it?  Also I will start adding the best times to be out there ice fishing; brought to you by our weather stick and some old ways added in; starting in a few days. Just need to get a few more things together to complete that task.  Enjoy your day my friends.

On another note my son Karl that works at NORAD started installing a new weather monitoring station for Port Loring. It is being set up here at my home.  This station consists of one Data Logger, http://www.valcom-guelph.com/products/VEDASII.html     One Transmitter; http://www.valcom-guelph.com/products/VGOES-HDR.html    One antenna; http://www.valcom-guelph.com/products/Crossed_Yagi.html  One GPS unit for signal assessment, along with the new Met Station One (MSO) weather station  which combines five of the most popular meteorological measurements into one simple, economical package, allowing for efficient and accurate comprehensive weather monitoring.  Karl has everything set up as of now, all but the sensor which will be added once it arrives with in the next few days. It will be quite the thing for Port Loring now having a weather station of its own. With folks being able to check daily of what is happening in and around our community relating to our weather conditions.  All Data relating to our weather will be uploaded to our Local Service Boards Web Site http://www.loringlsb.com/  every few minutes, along with being stored for future reference.  Also we will be working on a local forecast which will be added as the station progresses. I have been collecting weather data for most my life using nature as my main reference book, along with some simple scientific devises.  Just something that I have enjoyed doing.  Now with this new high end station it will sure be a treat, along with being a great asset for our community.  Thing is we don’t have a station that is accurate pertaining to our own conditions being so far off the beaten track. Our data comes from stations in and around North Bay & Britt Ontario.  Here in Port Loring, weather can, an is most of the times quite different than what we are being told.  The station that is being set up here in Port Loring will be every bit as good, if not a touch better than the government stations that are out there today. Reason being we will be monitoring it daily along with adding the most efficient sensors that are out there in todays market.   Now for most, you are probably saying. OK…what is this going to cost us? Well other than a few dollars for uploading data to your web site and a few dollars  more for making a program to handle the weather data on your Local Services Boards Web site; it will cost you; nothing to speak of. I myself along with my son Karl and Valcom the company that my son is employed with  has absorbed every cent. It is something that my son and I  have always wanted to do and have now done so.  It will be our contribution to our community.  There is other costs of maintaining the equipment & station how ever, along with adding new sensors as time goes by. So we will be adding a donation button on the web site.  This will leave things up to you, if you like and enjoy having your own private weather station, then it will be your own decision if you want to contribute in its future, simple as that. For more information on the weather station feel free to contact me;  George Walters at [email protected]

Good morning.  Well this morning we will have a few flurries with a high of 23F. Winds will come in from the South at 5 to 10 mph.  Should get around one inch of the white stuff. Tonight we will have some scattered flurries with a low of 14F. Winds will change to the  WSW at 10 to 20 mph. About a 50% chance of snow this evening.  The moon will rise at 11:43 PM  & set at 10:49 AM.  Moon Phase is:    65%  Waning  Gibbous.  The sun rose behind some clouds this morning at; 8:00 AM & will set at 4:46 PM, giving us here in Port Loring; 8 hrs. 46 mins. of daylight. Gained another minute yesterday.  Barometer is 1027 mb. Dew Point is; -20.7 C.  Humidity is; 36%. The high today so far is -8.2 C. The low so far today was; -15 C. So not to bad out there.

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Highway 522 is bare in spots with some icy sections along with some snow covered areas.  It is snowing now so it will probably cover over shortly.  So if out there today take some extra care.  Enjoy your day my friends.

Good Morning & Merry Christmas To You All.   Today we will see some sun and clouds with a hight of only 12F. Winds will be coming in from the WNW at 10 to 15 mph.  Tonight will be partly cloud with a low dipping down to 6F. Winds will be from the West at 10 to 15 mph. Barometer is holding steady at 28.88 in Hg.  The moon will rise at; 1:33 PM
& set at 3:31 AM.

Moon Phase today is; 81%  Waxing  Gibbous.  The sun rose behind some clouds at: 7:58 AM & will set at 4:37 PM.  Giving us here in Port Loring Ontario, 8 hrs. 39 mins. No loss of time and in two days will start adding a minute a day.

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Quiet around town.  Folks are settling in for a nice Christmas and while on the subject of Christmas my wife Ruth and I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years.  I am hoping that you all are and will stay in good health for the upcoming year and many more after. On another note; Highway 522 is snow covered and icy sections.  So take care but should be OK for traveling for those wanting to do some last minute shopping as the sun will be out a bit later on.   I will not be adding anything to the Blog over the Holidays, just to much on my plate.  Turkey too.  But will be back after the New Year.  Enjoy your day my friends and again….Merry Christmas!!!.

Good morning.  Today we will see lots of snow along with some strong winds at times. High today will reach near 30F. Winds will be coming in from the North North East at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 80%.  We will see around another 3 to 5 inches.   This evening will continue being windy with snow heavy at times. Temperatures will drop drastically though down to 14F. Winds will change to the North North West coming in at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of snow 90%. Another 1 to 4 inches I suspect.  Barometer did fall through the night and is holding steady at 28.41 in Hg.  The moon will rise at: 12:34 PM & then set at: 1:28 AM.  Moon Phase today is:     65%  Waxing  Gibbous.   The sun did rise behind some clouds once again at: 7:57 AM & will set at: 4:36 PM.  Giving us here in Port Loring, 8 hrs. 39 mins. of daylight.  No more lost of time for the past four days now.

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Well snow is still coming down and I suppose I will be heading out to clean out the driveway in a bit.  Should try and get the bulk of it cleaned up as it is wet and it is going to drop down to some pretty cool temperatures in the next few days.  So that could freeze what I do have in the driveway now and that would be a problem to remove.  Highway 522 has been plowed but it is quite slippery with icy spots.  One should take care if out traveling today.  Enjoy your day my friends.

Well if you  have been reading my posts here at the blog you would have read where I predicted a storm could be heading our way.  Well turns out my prediction is going to be true as today they just issued a Major winter storm warning.  Today it will start off being windy with a few clouds.  Then we will have a few flurries developing this afternoon.   High today will be around 26F. Winds  will increase and come in  from the East at  20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow this afternoon around 60%.  I expect around an inch or so.  Then tonight we will have the brunt of the storm with heavy snow and strong winds.  By morning we could have up to 12 inches. I say could as it all  as it all depends on a few formalities, like which way the winds will prevail from and barometric pressure.   Temperatures will stay about the same as daytime temperatures with a  Low  of 24F. Winds should remain coming in from the East at 20 to 30 mph.  So I would think we will defiantly have a white Christmas folks.  Tomorrow will bring more snow also.  Barometer is holding stead at 29.21 in Hg.  The moon will rise at 12:08 PM & set at 12:24 AM. Moon phase today is;    50%  First  Quarter.  The sun did rise this morning behind some clouds at: 7:57 AM. & will set at 4:36 PM. Giving us here in Port Loring Ontario; 8 hrs. 39 mins.

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We will be having our meeting tonight for the Local Service’s Board.  For all the information Click the following link.   mtgnotice122012

So folks pick up what ever you might need at the General Store, get some gas for your car and might pay to put things away that might blow around outside.  And if out driving this evening take extra precaution, as sure don’t need anyone getting into an accident so close to Christmas or any other time for that matter.  Enjoy your day my friends.

Looking at all my collected data from nature and other.   Colder tendencies are in the forecast through the remainder of the month over all of Ontario.  Another storm possibly looms for Christmas Day through December 28, affecting
us here in Port Loring, along with all of the Northeast.  And a third system may impact activities New Year’s Eve.

Good Morning.  Well not so nice of a day.  There is a  Freezing Rain Warning up which I suspected going into last night.  My data said something was heading our way. Today we will have freezing rain mixed with some flurries. High near 30F.  Winds are coming in from the South East at  4 mph and will increase to 10 to 20 mph. as the day progresses Tonight we will see a mix bag, light snow. freezing rain then changing over to rain and then back to snow. Low will head on down to 28F. eventually.  Winds will continue coming in from the South East at 10 to 15 mph.  Could get up to 1 to 4inches by tomorrow morning.  Highway 522 is icy, wet and slippery, so one should take extra care and if at all possible I would recommend staying home today.  I am sure you can find something to do, like maybe baking up some cookies for those unexpected guests that seem to pop in this time of year.  Up to you. Hunting season is over so no more reports.  I will start up with the ice fishing times once the lakes freeze over. Will be awhile though I suspect with these warm temperatures.  Barometer this morning was falling and at the moment is sitting at 28.85 in Hg. The moon will rise at, 10:17 AM & then set at  8:58 PM.  Moon Phase today is;      15%  Waxing  Crescent.  The sun rose behind some clouds at; 7:54 AM & will set at 4:34 PM.  Giving us here in Port Loring Ontario; 8 hrs. 40 mins of daylight. No loss of time yesterday.

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Nothing to report other than Highway 522 is icy and slippery and folks are or should be staying home today.  Myself I will be working on my next book enjoying a cup of fresh perked chaga coffee  through out the day. Tough life I know, but one has to take what comes his or her way.  Enjoy your day my friends. Stay safe.