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That'd be "snow," which is falling and sticking around for the first time since last April. It started last night, but the occasional flake is coming down today. It isn't accumulating in great huge heaps – just a little white here and there – but it isn't simply vanishing on its way down, either. This marks the beginning of winter 2009-2010, whatever the silly solar calendar might say about when that starts.
Last night, the temperature plummeted from -1°C to -13°C (from 30.2°F to 8.6°F) in 90 minutes. A drop like that – in this case, -8°C/hour (-14.4°F/hour) – is known around these parts as a "flash freeze" when it accompanies precipitation, which it did. It then dropped to -21°C (-5.8°F) over the ensuing 2.5 hours. As I write this, we're at -22°C (-7.6°F) and expecting to see -26°C (-14.8°F) tonight and as low as -29°C (-20.2°F) tomorrow. None of these numbers are any kind of record for Montréal . . . but take them as data points should you ever think about visiting in winter, or even moving here.
Anyway, we're getting all kinds of warnings – flash freeze, blowing snow, wind chill, etc. – and this does actually mean that I might go silent for a bit. These things can cut power, burst water mains, etc. So those who correspond with me might wish to bear that in mind if I'm slow getting back to you. Thanks!
Anyway, we're getting all kinds of warnings – flash freeze, blowing snow, wind chill, etc. – and this does actually mean that I might go silent for a bit. These things can cut power, burst water mains, etc. So those who correspond with me might wish to bear that in mind if I'm slow getting back to you. Thanks!
