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It's also storming over here in Belgium, heavy wind and rain, and snow is predicted for later this week. It's the time of the season for that, altough lhe last years winters have been very mild here so we are not used to that anymore.
 
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Cal Weldon said:
This is going to make our trip to the hockey game rather nasty. Driving is out of the question so getting on and off the train might dampen our spirits. it will be one of our windiest in a long time.
They keep inventing new terms. This is now called a Bomb Cyclone.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bom...INDY1N2owajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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That new terms... seems to be more a sensacionalist media word for catching attention, but, anyway...
Last week they predicted one (bomb cyclone) starting in Uruguay, crossing the southern Brazilian State (Rio Grande do Sul), but (fortunately) it only gained some strengh in the ocean (even so is somewhat weak and messy). Is normally the path they follow here due to atmospheric forces in game.
At least it take the temperature where I live (western of Paraná State) down for some days (down in the sense of the normal here). A relief from the sultry heat nights (and the summer are not coming yet...). But the hot nights returned. 😡 I miss when I lived near the ocean...
EDIT: now is fun to seek all of this with the Windy site...
 
#6,826
Yeah, you're probably on a similar latitude to me and we're finding it pretty warm this year. Winter was the warmest ever (average), with the hottest winter maximum temperature in our State breaking more records, at 41.6C. It was relatively dry too, although we don't get a lot of rain ever. Therefore, I'm not looking forward to the worst of summer, although I do live near the ocean fortunately!
 
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I found this definition for "bomb cyclone".

What is a bomb cyclone?​

Believe it or not, the term "bomb cyclone" comes from the real meteorological term "bombogenesis." It describes a storm system that explodes in strength, specifically dropping by at least 24 millibars in pressure or more over the span of 24 hours.

From Northern California through the Pacific NW, strong winds from the S/SE (and heavy rain in places) are expected to cause a lot of power outages.
Here's a picture I found that shows barometric pressures with the circulation of the cyclone.

https://victoriabuzz.com/2024/11/bo...l-on-vancouver-island-this-tuesday-afternoon/

I guess I'll be watching television by candlelight tonight.
😉
 

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#6,829
In the Canadian prairies, last year, winter was non-existent until after Christmas: no snow and mild temps. Then it came in with a vengeance providing a couple of major snow dumps, accompanied by wind. And for the first time in a few years, an actual -40°C without wind.
 
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We were left mostly unscathed overnight here (40 miles North of Seattle). The strong southerly winds started gusting about 7:00 pm, and the power went out immediately. Not a lot of rain here, but there were a few small branches littering the yard and driveway. No big trees fell in or around the yard. Heading out to the YMCA now, so I'll get to see what may have fallen along the back roads.
 
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For me...

The 12-Month Long-Range Weather Report From The 2024 Old Farmer's Almanac November 2024 to October 2025 Winter will be colder than normal, with above-average precipitation. Snowfall will be below average in the east and above average in the west. The coldest periods will be in early December, early and late January, and late February.

I've just bought a new set of rims and tires (Michelin X-ice) as I have grown to like proper winter tires. And I'm hoping for a proper winter this year. As long as nobody gets hurt, a proper winter is a joy. Last winter was a bit like as described by prairieboy, not satisfying.
 
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I'm feeling such a wimp. Dipped below zero for the first time in 10 months last night and the car wouldn't start. I bought a fresh battery last year and never fitted it I only had one scare and then it was fine. I put it down to having not filled up the car for a while and it having summer diesel in. Turns out I was wrong and the battery really was on its last legs. That's a job for tomorrow.

I do miss winter tyres even though I don't need them here as they have just silly levels of grip on cold greasy roads.
 
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Bigun said:
I'm looking at your Avatar photo and I'm pretty certain you didn't upload the photo with your lady's hair.
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hehe. That avatar is with my nephew, who has lived in, and raised his family in Japan for the last 20 years.
He started a car exporting business. When you see those righthand drives going by, he might be to blame.
The avatar was during their recent visit and the pic was taken at a music trivia night. This one was too. (obviously)
 

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Hopefully not. 😁 For some reason, approximately once a year the Outback used to go into panic mode: dash lights flash, can't use cruise, and refueling takes a long time because that filter is plugged. It's moderately expensive, but the labour is the killer because it's so hard to get at. And typically Subaru is always low on stock. The garage we use finally took the initative and ran lines beneath the under carriage panels and installed it in the engine bay. Problem solved. There is a company in Quebec who sells a kit to reposition the filter though the garage tabbed their own. We have about a mile of gravel from our yard to pavement, and typically snow in winter, but that shouldn't be considered onerous for the filter.
 
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