Well thought I would say hello and wish you all a Happy New Years. Wife and I are down with a cold right now, not sure where we caught the thing but in today’s world it is pretty hard not to catch one or two a year. Although this is first cold for my wife in seven years and first one for me in three years so guess we are doing ok. At any rate on another note raining here today and temperatures at 45 old scale. Got rid of some ice build up on my roof which is a good thing. Also will melt some snow on the lakes now so the ice can get thicker and the snowmobiles can get to having some fun. Colder weather is heading our way though starting tomorrow. Today we are taking down our Christmas tree as it has started to shed some so house is slowly getting back to normal. Have a good day.
Category Archives: Weather
Winter storm warning for North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa, Port Loring Ontario
..Significant snow and blowing snow tonight and Sunday..
This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system centred over Eastern Iowa is tracking east towards the lower Great Lakes and will intensify into a winter storm as it reaches Southern Ontario by Sunday night.
An expanding area of snow will reach Sault Ste Marie and Manitoulin areas by this evening then rapidly spread northeast into remaining regions tonight. As the low pressure system deepens, the snow is expected to become heavy at times Sunday and continue Sunday night into Monday as the low pressure centre moves north into Québec. A general snowfall of 20 to 30 cm is quite possible by Monday morning across most of the district.
In addition, strong and gusty northeasterly winds are expected to develop and these will whip up the freshly fallen snow resulting in blowing snow in exposed areas.
Travelling conditions are expected to deteriorate quickly tonight. Hazardous driving conditions from low to at times nil visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow are quite possible. Motorists should adjust travel plans accordingly.
First Heavy Snow Fall In Port Loring Ontario
Well put my snow blower in the shop to warm up last night and good thing too as we got dumped on pretty good. Sure is pretty out there, so wife took a few pictures of our home draped in a winter wonderland. Thought we would share. Also had my new hat on my Son Craig and Daughter In Law bought me. Oh and new gloves too and they are also very warm. I guess I complained to much about my ears getting cold to them. Any ways don’t look on the pretty side but it sure is warm. Click pictures to enlarge.
Global Warming Hmmmmm
Well was talking to my friend the other day who is a highly educated scientist dealing with weather. I was asking him what he thought of all this ice melting in and around the north pole. He sent me a couple pictures of how things really are. Take a look at the pictures click to enlarge, then take a look at the dates below. Should get you to thinking. Oh, should say that white on the picture is ice and snow.
Cool Couple Days Here In Port Loring
Well we have had a few cool days here in Port Loring, but don’t worry it won’t last. Warmer weather is on the way for the weekend and winds changing to the South, South West which by the way is what you want for some good fishing. Old saying is, that when the wind is from the West, fishing is at its best and that is so true. Can’t wait to get out there. Today though I did put a two stick fire on in the old wood furnace to take out the dampness in the basement and the house and have to say it sure felt good too. Seems as the years pass, I feel the cold more. Guess the old blood is thinning out a touch. Not much now mind ya, don’t want you to think I am getting too old. Again your only as old as you feel and I have to say these days I have been feeling pretty good.
Grass is sure growing though let me tell ya and it is a full time job getting it cut every week. I have around an acre and a half to cut. But I enjoy doing it and keeping things up around the house. Nothing better in my eyes than to get out in my gardens and do some hoeing or what ever. Makes my day with the smell of the fresh soil and sun just a shinning. What more can a feller or gal ask for?? Vegetable garden is doing really well so far, got tomato plants around three feet high, just need some sun to get them blossoms turning into tomatoes. I am confident though that we will have all we need. Long range looks good. Coffee time here, fresh perked Nabob Tradition is my favourite, have a cup or two every day. My lovely wife looks after that end of things. Look forward to it too. Should also say a cup or two is good for ya and helps keep Alzheimer’s away. In Closing I Would Like To Wish You Well.
Happenings At The Walters House
Well cool morning here this morning. Down to around 54. Old bones feel it too, so started a two stick fire to take the chill out. Feels good too. Vegetable garden is doing great this year even with the above normal temperatures when I was planting. I like to ease my plants out into the garden so they get accustomed to the soil slowly. But this year it got hot and stayed hot for a couple weeks. One then has to just keep them watered and hilled up and problems are solved. Road work here in Port Loring is going to schedule and should have our new highway all paved by the end of August. Don’t really like all the construction, but one has to take a bit of not so good items to get to the good items. Will look nice when all said and done and a heck of a lot smoooooooother. Well you folks have a great day. Raining here this morning as well as the cooler temperatures. So think I will get my fishing gear all ready to go for the season. Season now is open for pike and pickerel but I like to wait till them pesky black flies take to leaving. Also Bass fishing will be opening the fourth Thursday of June, so lookin’ forward to that. Talk Soon
Severe Thunderstorms Warning For Port Loring and District.
Summary
Severe thunderstorms possible this evening. Conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening over Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern Ontario. In both areas advancing cold fronts are moving across the regions. It is possible that some of these storms may be severe with large hail and strong wind gusts as the main threats. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. If threatening weather approaches take immediate safety precautions.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch For; Port Loring, North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa issued
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa
10:06 AM EDT Thursday 27 May 2010
Severe thunderstorm watch for
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa issued
..Potential for severe thunderstorms today..
This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with torrential downpours and damaging winds.
Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. If threatening weather approaches take immediate safety precautions.
Thunderstorms currently developing ahead of a cold front may possibly become severe later this morning into this afternoon. Some of these storms may become severe with local rainfall amounts exceeding 50 millimetres or more in one hour. Wind gusts approaching 90 km/h are also possible with these storms. Hail of 1 to 2 centimetres in diameter is also a threat.
Port Loring Weather Stations
Hi folks below is a link to our second weather station done up by wunderground. good folks. The data you see comes directly from our home here in Port Loring. That is where the station is located. It covers an area of fifty miles in any direction. Click the link below.
Port Loring Weather Station Number 2
How to Know If Frost Is In The Forecast
Hi folks, for years on the farm we worked with Mother Nature. I say worked with her, as there is just no other Way. She gives you clues and if your up on some of her ways, well your ahead of the game. So……………..for those that aren’t sure whether to cover your tomato plants at nights in case of frost, let me show you an easy way to find what the night time temperatures will be. First off you need to know what the Dew Point Temperatures, between Noon and One, Once you know that, you will know what the lowest it will be for the following night. Simple huh? Has worked for me for many years. Don’t be in to much of a rush in getting them seeds into the ground either. Better to wait till night time temperatures stay above fifty.
Long Range Weather Forecast For Port Loring Ontario
MAY 2010: temperature 13.5°C (1°C above avg.); precipitation 55mm (30mm below avg. east, 10mm above west); May 1-3: Showers, warm; May 4-12: Sunny, then showers; May 13-17: Sunny east, showers west; May 18-20: Sunny, hot; May 21-25: T-storms, then sunny, cool; May 26-31: Showers, turning warm.
JUNE 2010: temperature 16.5°C (1°C below avg.); precipitation 50mm (30mm below avg.); Jun 1-6: Showers, then sunny; Jun 7-13: Showers, then sunny, warm; Jun 14-17: Showers, warm; Jun 18-20: Sunny, cool; Jun 21-22: T-storms, hot; Jun 23-24: Sunny; Jun 25-30: A few t-storms.
Snowfall Warning : North Bay – West Nipissing, Port Loring
Hmmmm…..Just when you thought it was gone for good, winter is making a comeback in Ontario.
Warnings
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa
3:39 PM EDT Friday 07 May 2010
Snowfall warning for
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa issued
Very late season heavy snow overnight and Saturday.
An intensifying low pressure system tracking up from Illinois across Lake Huron into Eastern Ontario will bring a late season heavy snowfall to Northeastern Ontario.
Rain ahead of this system will move in this evening then change over to snow by morning as brisk northeasterly winds draw in cold Arctic air.
Latest indications suggest that 15 cm of snow will fall in a 6 to 12 hour period across North Bay and Sudbury and possibly as far north as Earlton by Saturday afternoon.
The snow will taper off to scattered wet flurries in the wake of the storm centre later on Saturday.
Motorists should be prepared for dangerous winter driving conditions from very low visibility in heavy snow and possible snow accumulation on the roads.
Darn and I just put my snowblower away, well…………I refuse to bring it back out, just going to have to melt on its own.
Groundhogs Predict 6 More Weeks Of Winter
Lovers of snow, sleet and freezing temperatures, rejoice: according to Ontario’s best-known groundhog and his U.S. and Atlantic Canada counterparts, winter will stick around for six more weeks.
“My shadow I see beside me,” it was read. “Six more weeks of winter it will be!”
If no shadow was s seen, legend says, spring will come early.
Oh well what can you do. Can’t argue with Mother Nature. Guess I will go and bring in a bit more firewood.
Add On For Port Loring Weather, Week Coming Up Forecast
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Today
A few flurries ending late this afternoon then cloudy with sunny periods. High -9C(15F).
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Tonight
Cloudy. Becoming cloudy periods this evening. Low -22C(-8F).
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Monday
Cloudy with sunny periods. A few flurries beginning in the morning and ending in the afternoon. Clearing later in the afternoon. High -10C(14F).
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Tuesday
Sunny. High -7C(19F).
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Wednesday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low -13C(8F). High -7C(19F).
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Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low -17C(1F). High -6C(21F).
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Friday
Sunny. Low -15C(5F). High -6C(21F).
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Saturday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low -15C(5F). High -7C(19F). Normals for the period low -18C(0F). High -6C(21F
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Port Loring Weather Station Up Date
My weather station is currently having some problems uploading to our personal web site. In order to compensate for the problem all the data is taken directly from our home here in Port Loring and directed to Weather Underground. Just click on the Port Loring Link On the Left of the screen down near the bottom and you will be directed to our data. Until the problem if corrected this will be our official site for the weather here in Port Loring and a surrounding area of around fifty miles. All sensors still working. Or this link will take you there also. Just copy and paste.
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=IONTARIO8
Update On Winter Weather For All Of Ontario
Ontario, Canada Weather
December 2009
28th-31st. Blustery and much colder weather sweeps in, with frequent snow showers and flurries as 2009 comes to a close.
January 2010
1st-3rd. Fair, cold. 4th-7th. Fair, then snow breaks out near the St. Lawrence River Valley. 8th-11th. Heavy snow Great Lakes. 12th-15th. Fair, cold all of Ontario. 16th-19th. Snow squalls Great Lakes. 20th-23rd. Snow, then turning fair and cold. 24th-27th. Heavy snow. 28th-31st. Clearing, cold.
February 2010
1st-3rd. Wet Great Lakes, then clearing, cold. 4th-7th. Periods of light snow. 8th-11th. Colder weather Great Lakes. 12th-15th. Snow, increasing in intensity to the east. 16th-19th. Mixed clouds and sun. 20th-23rd. More periods of snow; heaviest again over eastern section.
How Long Till Spring?
85 Days until Spring
Weather Warning For Port Loring & Area
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa
11:33 AM EST Friday 25 December 2009
Freezing rain warning for
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa continued
..Freezing rain spreading into these regions from the south..
This is a warning that an extended period of freezing rain is imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
The much-advertised Texas storm will bring a wintry mix of freezing rain along with some snow and rain to the warned areas. There is potential for an extended period of freezing rain especially for regions north of Lake Huron where 2 to 5 millimetres or more of ice may accumulate on untreated surfaces.
Travellers are advised to take extreme caution and allow for extra time to reach their destinations. Environment Canada will continue to monitor this developing situation closely. The freezing rain warning may be extended to other areas as needed later on.
The winter storm watch has ended for Northwestern Ontario as snowfall amounts are no longer expected to exceed the Environment Canada warinng criteria of 15 centimetres per 12 hours.
Port Loring & Area Winter Forecast For 2009-2010 From Me To You
My winter forecast for Port Loring 2009-2010.
When all is said and done, we will have a fairly normal winter here in Port Loring. The biggest cold anomalies will be south of us. We will at the very least have some sunny days in January and February. Of the two months, February will be the snowier. Have a great winter.
SNOWFALL WARNING For Port Loring & Surrounding Areas
..15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW EXPECTED BEGINNING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY..
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN AS LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS EVENING OVER MANITOULIN ISLAND AND SPREAD NORTHWARD AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE BULK OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN FOR MANITOULIN AND ITS VICINITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ABOVE REGIONS BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS MAY WHIP THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVELLERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM..COLD WESTERLY WINDS GOING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL SET UP ANOTHER LAKE EFFECT EVENT FOR SNOW BELT AREAS ON THURSDAY. ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION CLOSELY. SNOWFALL WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED TO OTHER REGIONS LATER TODAY IF NECESSARY.