anyone want to talk about the upcoming weather....

[helmsdale]

In response to the original question, the answer is no. Perhaps if I bury my head in the sand ( or snow as the case may be), it will go away.

I really like the forecast posted above about the snowfall warning in Montana etc. They actually give their confidence in the forecast. I need that in every forecast. It might be a 60% chance of showers day after tomorrow, but if they are only 20% confident that the system which brings 60% chance will pass through, then I can plan accordingly.

I've always liked that about US bulletins.

[sumdumguy]

Historic blizzard with up to 20 inches of snow forecast to hit the Northern Rockies and Montana. Get the ski-doos out.

[farmaholic]

Wearing rubberboots this morning draining the sprayer and water nurse tank.....toooooo stoooooopid!

....in the rain!

[seldomseen]

Wow reading this thread is giving me a feeling of dread but still hoping we miss the white crap. Feeling bad for the guys that get hit and i am sure some of us are if not all of us.


I had a younger sister born on the 19 of Sept. 1974 and i remember clearly. Sunny and warm and everyone out combining. The following day blinding snow storm that left about a foot of heavy snow. Lots of mud and ruts and struggles later that fall with crop staying out for the winter.

[malleefarmer]

A world of extremes. We have crops flowering and you saw canola photos.

Friday October 4th we have 37c forecast gladly send it your way

[farmaholic]

Not welcome this time of year.

Go to Environment Canada's website, satellite imagery and animate it.

[farming101]

Positively negative

[Oliver88]

Instead of the weather network interviewing everyone in Carston, Alberta it would be nice to have coverage of the storm movement instead.

[macdon02]

These guys are off a tad

[AlbertaFarmer5]

These guys are off a tad

Only proper thing to do in this case is ramp up the confidence in those predictions. If there is a large enough consensus, and thier confidence is high enough, then no amount of real world evidence will matter to gullible folks such as Chuck and Greta.