I always enjoy looking at the kipawa area and seeing how much snow is on the ground every winter compared to where I live. Here is a quick link to the old sites government weather link if you also want to see how the winter is going up north.
http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/qc-139_metric_e.html
If you scroll down to where it says record values/ historical weather near the bottom right side on the screen and click on historical weather it will give you present, monthly and historical data for any month.
Nice I use that site too but never noticed that. I have been told the temperature is dropping to minus 15C this week
Hey Brad, great link, thanks for sharing!
My brother reports a good bit of snow on top of airport hill in north bay.
Here, down south of Ottawa, we have no real ground cover but have had a few small falls of snow that didn't stick.
We have a light fall this morning actually......
It is still extremely mild here in Ohio on Thanksgiving Day. Sunny and 60's, the next 10 days look to be fairly mild and no snow forecast anytime soon. No complaints here that is for sure.
Brad
Just got off the phone with Ralph from Chalet Diane. Monday they got 6 inches of snow. it was minus 20C. lol
If I can put things into perspective, today it was +2c, traces of snow only. Very mild temps for this time of year, the weather networks are predicting a green Xmas but that remains to be seen, it wouldn't be the first in recent years. It is has been very, very mild past few days and forecast is very mild for the next couple of weeks. Thinking of putting the boat in again, lol.
Ty for that report Crunchie. I almost went to camp this weekend when I saw the weather report. I was wondering if any snow is on the ground. If this weather holds up I'm probably going up there next weekend. Is anything in season now? I doubt I'll put the boat back in the water but you never know.
Walleye is still open if you're fishing from a boat and not through the ice. Trout closed sept 30 or around that date as usual. But please check the Quebec regulations beforehand.
As far as snow on the ground, I would say nil to traces. Hard to say in the bush because I haven't been since the end of October but in Temiscaming, all our lawns are bare.
TY Crunchie. I'm still thinking of going up, not sure now....temps hovering around freezing with snow both days. Maybe I'll grow some balls and go up anyway. It'll be nice to sit by a camp fire one more time this year, even in a parka.
Quote from: puckster_guy on December 09, 2015, 05:47:29 AM
TY Crunchie. I'm still thinking of going up, not sure now....temps hovering around freezing with snow both days. Maybe I'll grow some balls and go up anyway. It'll be nice to sit by a camp fire one more time this year, even in a parka.
Love this post Joe!
Nothing makes a person appreciate a good fire like a cold day at the camp:)
Be sure to add some Baileys to your morning coffee, that seems to go hand in hand with cold camp days too!
Still waiting for the colder weather and snow down here at home, next week has a day calling for 10DegC as a high:(
It's an el nino winter this year warmer and dry...little snow. After the last few winters I'll take. Don't much like the cold and snow anymore. But that's just me. Maybe I should get back into skiing or buy a sled for the camp.
I'm always interested in how much snow is on the ground, and ice thickness too.
I doubt if anyone wants to know what the weather was that I looked at today. But my nearest lake is full of water!
Were you in all that flooding down there?
Close enough; the nearest lake about 5 miles away rose 15 feet in 24 hours and it was at normal level before. All launches are closed darn it.
A neighbour stopped at the end of my lane way today to say hello. We were both commenting on the lack of snow (none) and the almost balmy 11 degrees C (52 degrees F). I had just finished washing my truck (10 Dec is a new date record for me for washing it outdoors) and the only thing white around was the accumulated soap suds at the end of my lane way. The weatherman is predicting that there's a good possibility for a green Christmas.
Jay
On my way to camp....
No real drastic cold weather in sight
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/14-day-weather-trend/quebec/temiscaming
I am not about to complain about the weather we have been having here in Ohio. Sunday is supposed to be nearly 70 with some sun. Winter will surely catch up with us before we know it, the only problem I can think of is telling our youngest how santa's sleigh and the reindeer get around without the snow! lol
A trip up north for Christmas would be a new experience... with the boat!
Cheers!
Brad
It's well worth a trip Brad. it was cold, around freezing. Nobody around, neighbours or on the lake. Zero snow on the ground. Lake level was almost at summer levels. Did a couple of chores and built a great camp fire sat. night. It's well worth a trip. Kinda quiet without loons on the lake, I guess they're smart enuff to go down south for winter. A nice weekend away. If I go up again (just might) I gotta bring some wood for the stove, had just enuff for the weekend....
pg,did you try wetting a line ?
Joe, sounds like a great trip.
Winter was always my favorite time of the year up there (mind you I don't know if we can call the current weather situation "winter").....always so quiet and peaceful.
The last year we had a place on Kipawa we went up for a "Kids Christmas", put some lights on the camp and cut a little "charlie brown tree".
Was a great time!
How cool wisers. I have a week off between Christmas and New Years. If the weather holds up I may yet go up for a few days. Getthe net...I didn't wet a line last weekend. With precious little daylight I was busy building and staining some screen inserts for the front porch.
Good to hear you enjoyed your time on the lake PG! I hope you are able to make the trip after Christmas, I usually get pics around our camp over the holidays and they are usually out on the ice. Strange to see the area still wet, and not frozen. Thanks for the update!
Brad
a couple of pics from the weekend...
some ice in the back of this bay....(http://i66.tinypic.com/2coms8y.jpg)
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@puckster_guy awesome pics, thanks for sharing!
The frames look great, I'm sure your itching to get them up before next spring!
It'll be nice to have a screened in porch to keep the bugs out, especially in June.
This weather keeps up ,you'll have it done in a few weeks.
This weather is so stupid, my garlic is almost 4 inches out of the ground already.
Quote from: RHYBAK on December 15, 2015, 11:47:15 AM
This weather keeps up ,you'll have it done in a few weeks.
This weather is so stupid, my garlic is almost 4 inches out of the ground already.
LOL, I noticed this morning, the front section of our lawn could use a trim?!?!
Also noticed over the last week or so, the geese are totally messed up!
Heading one way one morning and another the next!
Hey Puckster Guy! Glad you got out there. Wish we could take a trip up. I feel your excitement with the screened in porch. Mine is almost done too, just need the screen. I can't wait :)
awesome pics PG! Thanks for sharing them with us!
Brad
Thanks for the picts puck. I love seeing a lake starting to turn to a hard surface.
We're way too warm here to knock the bugs down yet. Where is winter; I'm still mowing the darn grass.