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2-4cm+ cm of snow expected Tues. Here to stay?

2-4cm+ cm of snow expected Tues. Here to stay?

Adam

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2-4cm+ cm of snow expected Tues. Here to stay?
10/20/2020 at 6:02 AM

Tuesday’s forecast for Brandon via ECCC:
“Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming east 20 km/h early this afternoon. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 17 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low”

...with light snow continuing into late evening.

0, -2, -4, -4, -4, -3 are highs for the six days after as of right now.
https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/mb-52_metric_e.html
Anything beats what we’d already seen by this time last year, but it begs the question... will today go down as the first permanent snow of fall/winter 2020?
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i don't think
10/20/2020 at 10:45 AM

the rabbits are white yet so no the snow won't stay
Adam

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White stuff
10/20/2020 at 2:30 PM

And off we go.
First little bit melting on contact but already showing signs of wanting to accumulate with radar showing a few hours of it likely.
This is what happens when you forget to do a quick eBrandon forum check before you go out for a jog ...
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Rabbits
10/20/2020 at 2:33 PM

If we are going by the rabbit metric, I’ve seen a number of rabbits in Westman and SE Saskatchewan that are halfway to turning white.
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I think
10/20/2020 at 3:25 PM

the forecast looks warmer for next week. Looks like it will go.
Adam

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Forecast
10/20/2020 at 4:27 PM

tlr said "the forecast looks warmer for next week. Looks like it will go. "
Updated ECCC forecast has these highs for the next six days:
-1, -2, -4, -4, -4, -2

Weather Network has this for the same days...
+1, +1, -2, -2, -3, -3
I think in the interest of being told what I want to hear, I'll go with Weather Network or jbb's rabbit theory
Average high is normally +8 to +10 over those days so in theory it’s not *supposed* to hang around yet.
Weather Network has us getting closer to normal by end of next week but by the time you get to November all bets are usually off!
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Wow!
10/20/2020 at 5:16 PM

Don’t know about all of you but I’m loving the white stuff today! So pretty! But I am glad it likely won’t be here to stay just yet...
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...
10/20/2020 at 7:21 PM

As much as I hate the snow personally, watching the neighbor taking pictures of his 3 year old throwing tiny little snowballs at him brought a smile to my face
Adam

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Snow
10/20/2020 at 10:01 PM

I’d say between 8 and 9cm in my backyard... the fluffier stuff that’s fallen over the last few hours really added up!

Light snow still falling, we'll see how ECCC does the official measurement but record for Oct 20 is 8.6cm in 1991. The record for most snow on the ground for Oct 21 is 8cm from that same year. That same year holds the "most snow on ground" all the way through the 24th where it appeared to melt down to 3.4cm but still hold the record for the 24th. So if anyone tries to tell you "it's Manitoba, it snows all the time"... wherever the actual measurements come in, it's actually quite unusual to have this much on the ground this early. Of course last year took the cake for an early dumping of white, but it basically melted off before November came along and made it permanent!
how are your rabbits looking tonight JBB? :)
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18th st bridge
10/20/2020 at 10:13 PM

Sun reporting that 18th st bridge had to be closed as of a couple hours ago due to not one but two stuck semis:
https://www.brandonsun.com/local/Stuck-semis-close-18th-Street-bridge-572811451.html
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This Time
10/20/2020 at 10:45 PM

Last year we had already had our first snow on ground. It snowed on Oct 1st and they salted roads because of it. It all went away after though. Year before that we had snow on Sept 22 and again on Oct 4th. I remember because I was busy with something in particular. It also went away both times. I think this will too, but I have a feeling we will get an early winter. I don't want one.

I was thinking back to past Haloween's and remember snow on the ground in parts of southern Manitoba in '81 and a windy, nasty Haloween with flurries in '89. Then there was 1991, when we got snow on Oct 20th, it stayed cold and we had -26C for a low, either Haloween morning or Haloween night. I wonder if we will have snow on the ground this Haloween? I hope not.
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actually Adam :)
10/21/2020 at 1:49 AM

Adam said "
I’d say between 8 and 9cm in my backyard... the fluffier stuff that’s fallen over the last few hours really added up!

Light snow still falling, we'll see how ECCC does the official measurement but record for Oct 20 is 8.6cm in 1991. The record for most snow on the ground for Oct 21 is 8cm from that same year. That same year holds the "most snow on ground" all the way through the 24th where it appeared to melt down to 3.4cm but still hold the record for the 24th. So if anyone tries to tell you "it's Manitoba, it snows all the time"... wherever the actual measurements come in, it's actually quite unusual to have this much on the ground this early. Of course last year took the cake for an early dumping of white, but it basically melted off before November came along and made it permanent!
how are your rabbits looking tonight JBB? :)
"
there was a rabbit in the yard this afternoon, had just a small patch of white on it's body!!
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Snow
10/21/2020 at 6:03 AM

There ya go!
Re snowfall total, it looks like officially they’re saying just 2cm of snow and 2.9mm of rain (which assume is at the airport where readings are taken). Definitely not the case in my part of the city!
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Snow
10/21/2020 at 1:42 PM

Tennis anyone?
Added a handful more pics in a post at:
https://ebrandon.ca/buzzpost.aspx?buzz_id=898
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Next week
10/23/2020 at 9:14 AM

Looking at the forecast for next week, a bit torn over Tuesday. Saying snow Monday night into Tuesday, but that high of +5 though...
https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/mb-52_metric_e.html
Weather Network has Tues at high of -1 with flurries... take your pick? :) https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/weather/manitoba/brandon
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ugh!
10/23/2020 at 9:28 AM

Adam said "
Looking at the forecast for next week, a bit torn over Tuesday. Saying snow Monday night into Tuesday, but that high of +5 though...
https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/mb-52_metric_e.html
Weather Network has Tues at high of -1 with flurries... take your pick? :) https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/weather/manitoba/brandon
"
I need to see my rabbit! I'll let you know if he's white or not!
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Answer
10/25/2020 at 10:39 AM

And just like that, the original post appears to have its answer if you believe Friday’s forecast....
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bunny update
10/25/2020 at 10:45 AM

Rabbit was here yesterday, coat still not white!
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and.....
11/3/2020 at 10:15 AM

just like that, no snow on the ground.......rabbit's still not white
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Rabbits
12/9/2020 at 8:51 PM

Johnbisonbear said "just like that, no snow on the ground.......rabbit's still not white "
Okay, I give up... what does the rabbit-forecast-o-meter say now? ....
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If you google
12/9/2020 at 9:59 PM

"WHITE RABBIT" and came up with various topics, it might be better to call environment Canada for the weather forecast. The snow will come and it will stay. That is my prediction.
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To me
12/9/2020 at 10:17 PM

Adam said "
Okay, I give up... what does the rabbit-forecast-o-meter say now? ....
"
they don't look totally white do they?
What's your opinion of their coat? White or not? I still see colour mixed in their fur!

Where did you find all those rabbits Adam?
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Rabbits
12/9/2020 at 10:45 PM

Johnbisonbear said "they don't look totally white do they?
What's your opinion of their coat? White or not? I still see colour mixed in their fur!

Where did you find all those rabbits Adam? "
This group of about a half dozen are always in and around a field in the South end.

A closer look in this one... might be hard to tell between shadow and fur by the time I do a bit of touching up on pics but does look to be a little grey underneath to my untrained eye.
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rabbits
12/9/2020 at 10:48 PM

Are not quite totally white yet. Usually it's just the very tips of the ears that are brown/black, but your rabbits still have a lot on their ears (usually the last to turn) and like you say, a sort of grey undercoat still.
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.
12/10/2020 at 2:01 AM

Tell me 'bout them rabbits Lenny.
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";Tell me 'bout them rabbits Lenny. "; Title
12/10/2020 at 6:42 AM

Gussins said "Tell me 'bout them rabbits Lenny. "
lol that brings back memories lenny early 1980 somethimg but the rabbit meter
didnt bring snow yet
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definitely
12/10/2020 at 9:19 AM

not totally white yet Adam! There's hope yet, lol
You do take some lovely photos
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this is way to funny
12/10/2020 at 9:28 PM

needed a good laugh with the bunny temperature meter
took a break from computer after lenny was talking about rabbits
now im back need the lol after seeing whats going on in this country and world got do this more often need some comic relief
Thanks ebrandonites and Adam and the
brown white bunny meter
Adam

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White stuff
12/12/2020 at 12:20 PM

Good old fashioned forecasting methods say get one last look at that bare ground...
Haven’t checked to see if petter cottontails 1 through 6 have reached any kind of consensus on the same:
*Edit*. That would be Peter, not petter. Do not, I repeat do not, attempt to pet these marvelous meteorological soothsayers scattered throughout this fine city...
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I think
12/12/2020 at 12:28 PM

I have heard these stories before. Someday it will happen....LOL