THANK YOU!!!

WOW! Peterborough is awesome! Thank you so much to everyone who came out today in support the YWCA's "Walk A Mile" event. Over two hundred "brave" men dawned the now infamous red heels and helped to raise a lot of dough for the Crossroads Safe Haven Campaign. Over $50, 000 raised in one day. Fantastic! It was an honour to be a part of this great event today and I am glad the weather cooperated. A big thanks to all of those who came to cheer us on.

As for the weather tomorrow...well, we could see some rain into the afternoon. Although Sunday is looking good. Full details tonight at 11pm on Newswatch.

Was it sunny enough for ya?

Hopefully you had a chance to get outside and really take in that sunshine today. The odd thing about being the weather guy here at CHEX is that I am so tied to my desk during the day that I really don’t get a chance to actually get outside and enjoy the weather when it’s nice. When the weather is crappy I am forced to go out and stand in it because it looks exciting on TV. Well…it does. Unfortunately it's when the sun is shining that my job is the least exciting. I actually look forward to big weather events. It’s sad really.

Well it looks like I’ll have a lot to talk about tomorrow. Rain is on the way as we see a series of lows that look to push in tomorrow. This system is packing a lot of moisture and is not tracking all that fast so we can expect this to be a two day rain event. We still could see some sunshine tomorrow but only if we’re lucky in the morning. Expect that rain to fire up later in the day. The good news is that (at this point) the weekend is looking good.

See you tonight at 6pm!

What a storm!

Just check out these pics of Saturday night’s storm. That cold front pushed in quick with winds clocking in over 100 km/h. Cold air, being dense, displaces warm air which is less dense and forces it aloft. When a cold front moves in that fast it pushes the retreating warm air aloft, allowing for the formation of massive storm clouds called cumulonimbus clouds. These clouds can reach as high as 50, 000 feet where they tap into strong mid-level jet streams that really get things spinning. Saturday’s front pushed in very quickly and packed a lot of energy. Very exciting for weather nerds but very damaging to people’s property and very dangerous. The Port Perry Curling Club will need extensive repairs to their roof and the vehicle to the left…well, that’s a write off. Even here in Peterborough, though less intense, localized wind gusts were strong enough to take out a massive tree. (My condolences to Lori and Gary of Peterborough on the loss of their tree.

Well looking at the latest GFS run to the left, things are looking oddly similar. Just check out Friday’s blog where we first talked about the possibility of a weekend storm and you’ll notice a lot of similarities. A strong Bermuda high is kicking in warm air from the south making for a great daytime high…but another cold front looks to displace that warm air tonight with showers and the possibility of some thunderstorm activity. The good news is that this frontal precipitation is short lived and things look to be clear again tomorrow night into Wednesday.

See you tonight on Newswatch at 6pm.