Well…I was in for a surprise when I heard the news (from my last blog). It is absolutely amazingly cold and windy these two days. And it snowed about 10cm of snow from last night till this morning. What was so surprising is that it is only October!!! Wow!!! Imagine, what it’d be like in Decemeber. =.=

Here’s just abit of excitement from the snow, to the people:

You can also find exciting pictures in my photo album. (Beautiful scenary pictures inside!!)

Source: The Weather Network

A powerful late October storm is set to explode over Central and Eastern Canada in the next 24-48 hours. A strong jet stream disturbance charging through the southeastern U.S. will trigger the development of the storm system off the Carolina coast tonight. This low pressure centre will deepen rapidly through the day Tuesday, tracking into Southern Quebec by Tuesday evening. The contrast of warm moist air from the Atlantic with the first true shot of arctic air from Nunavut will cause an explosion of heavy precipitation and strong wind for millions of Canadians.

At this point, the threat of heavy snowfall is highest over Eastern Ontario and through Southwest Quebec with the Ottawa valley in the bulls-eye of the worst conditions. Amounts are likely to top 15 cm, with the possibility of higher terrain in these regions seeing 30 cm (1 foot of snow). The highest accumulations look to fall east of a line from Deep River to Kingston. Montreal and areas east in Southern Quebec will see more rain than snow.

Strong winds will be a problem from Northeastern and Southern Ontario right through the Maritimes. Gusts in New Brunswick may top 100 km/h Wednesdsay morning. Strong winds coupled with snow across Eastern Ontario will lead to extremely dangerous driving conditions in the 401, 416, 417, 17 and highway 7 corridors late Tuesday through Wednesday morning with the worst travelling conditions expected Tuesday night. Even the Greater Toronto Area northward through North Bay may see wind gusts of 70-90 km/h which could cause some tree damage and the potential of isolated power outages.

On top of the strong winds across the Great Lakes, lake-effect snow will be developing off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay as the strong storm over Quebec pulls down arctic air from the northwest. While some of the initial lake-effect rain bands may change to snow by Tuesday morning, the more impressive accumulations look to occur overnight Tuesday when 15 cm is possible in isolated regions. Snow Belt communities like London should be ready for snow. Additionally, driving on highways 400, 401 and 402 may become difficult at times, especially Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning with strong winds and localized snowsqualls.

The stormy conditions will ease by Wednesday afternoon as the storm pulls away into Northern Quebec. The development of this major storm is a guarantee, but the exact location of heaviest snowfall, strongest winds, and greatest impact may change over the coming hours once the storm begins to form.