Fireworks Satuerday? Well...um...

About those Fireworks...well it could be a little too wet for them on Saturday. You can never be a 100% sure about anything involving weather but chances are really good that we'll see rain on Saturday. That's the scheduled day for the Victoria Day Fireworks in Del Crary Park. Looking at the latest model to your left...well that doesn't look too good. Good news though...the Rotary Club picked a good rain day. Again no promises, but the forecast is looking great for Sunday. A whole bucnh of sunshine is in the forecast with a clear night. Yes it will be a bit on the cool side but that problem is easily soved. Just pack a blanket and bring someone to cuddle with while you watch the big show.

Wind, Rain & Lightning...OH MY!

Well, it looks like there will be a lot of rain tonight and high winds to go along with all of that moisture. We’re squeezed in between an arriving low and a departing high that will be kicking in some strong southwesterlies. Thunderstorm activity is also possible as a lot of moisture is being kicked around in those tall storm clouds (thanks to updrafts and downdrafts). Those moving molecules cause friction and generate static electricity just like you do walking on carpet. Mother Nature’s way of discharging that energy is through lightning. (Just like touching the door handle…with a bigger shock).

Now on to the forecast. Although fairly potent, this system clears out quickly. Most of the rain (and there is a lot) should fall in the overnight and later in the day (tomorrow) things should start to clear. But expect a wet morning. Friday looks great but Saturday…not so much. The long weekend is not all bad though and I’ll break it all down for you tonight on Newswatch at 6pm and 11pm. Oh...and don't forget to check out the new YouTube channel on the sidebar to the right and follow my updates on Twitter...I'm TWEETING! Whatever that means. See you tonight.

Oh...and finally, I have to thank Brian Ellis over at The Wolf for plugging this blog on his blog. To be fair I shall now plug his blog. His blog has a much cooler name than mine. (I have "blog name" envy). So click here to check out the "B-Spot" and find out more about the life of Brian.

What a weekend!

What an exciting weekend. We saw a bit of everything. Rain and later thundershowers spawning high winds and even hail. (Luckily Sunday was nice for Mom). It was a great weekend for weather nerds and thanks to everyone for sending in pics and a special thanks to Erika for sending in this video from Friday's hail storm in Lindsay.



Awesome! I've also posted this short video to my new You Tube channel as well. Check it out at this link http://www.youtube.com/TheWeatherNerd and I'll be getting more vids online in the near future.

Now to the forecast. A Frost Warning was issued today for much of Ontario including the Durham region. Peterborough was not included in the warning but frost is still a possibility into the overnight tonight as we could drop down to a low of minus 2 with little to no cloud cover. No clouds means all that radiant heat we gained today from the sun will most likely radiate back into space. That being said, a warm up is on the way. Looking at the latest GFS run to the left we should see a nice southerly flow of wind between a departing high and ahead of a low that will bring showers for Thursday. It seems that this warm up comes with a price.