CityWeather And The Graphics Conference + Our Week Blogger

Before I introduce to you our new weather blogger for just this week, I'd like to let you know that I'll be attending the First Annual CityWeather's Graphics Conference. This year's main topic is 3-D objects. Obviously we learn to create new graphics with colour schemes and fonts, but we do all that with learning how to use 3-D objects. This is only for CityWeather staff (bloggers, hosts, etc). We'd like to thank our General Manager for coordinating this event. We'll also be using Microsoft PowerPoint.

This conference is taking place in two weeks. I'll be blogging from there then. And now time for our guest blogger. Remember: he's not a meteorologist or weather specialist but he is learning about the weather. We'll keep his name anonomoys for now. See you in a week...

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GUEST BLOGGER: HI!!

HI! I'm your guest blogger...I look forward to learning about the weather just as much as you...I'll keep it short today...you can email me at city.weather@yahoo.ca ... but keep RE: GUEST BLOGGER in the subject line....good bye for now!!

CHEERS!!

GB (Guest Blogger)

Temporary Night Shift Meteorologist

I've been assigned by CityWeather to be the night shift meteorologist in the making. I'm still a weather specialist but by the time my night shift is over I'll be a fully trained meteorologist. I'm working as an intern...does that even make sense? I'll be on night shifts (8PM to 6AM) temporarily (which could mean a week to three months).

In weather news: an EXTREME COLD WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR G.T.A.

Chris

WEATHER-BLOGGER FOR A DAY

I'd like to introduce you to our Weather Blogger who has won our previous contest in July, 2007.

Kevin MacIsaac is our weather blogger. He'll be blogging next week. Email him at city.weather@yahoo.ca for further information. Remember: he's learning about weather...not a pro YET!

CHRIS

Heat Up To A Cool Down

Toronto was luck to be in their "January heat wave" with record breaking temps. Snow is coming thought with lows and highs getting lower, but not higher.

Go to http://www.citynews.ca/weather for info.

19th Annual Weather Summit

CityNews Meteorologist Michael Kuss was out all week in Steamboat, Colorado for the 19th Annual Weather Summit. This year's foucs is on Climate Change.

CityWeather has been tracking his trip through his blog. Below are links to his blog all week, and video links are included in his blog, as he too, has been tracking his trip and making international headlines. Click one of the many links below:

"Winter Break to Finally Break" - January 8, 2008
Foucs: CO2 Emmissions in the Atmosphere

"Cool Heads on a Hot Topic" - January 9, 2008
Foucs: Coal Fired Power Plants in China

Kuss returns to City on Monday - Rogers Cable 7, Expressvu 214.

Chris

The Meltdown

On a first note, we have 10 more blogs until we've reached a total of 100 CityWeather Blogs.

The main part of the blog: Toronto underwent a big thaw today with temperatures that reached a high of 13C and a low of only 10C. The big thaw is underway in the GTA. Record-breaking warmth and rain will dominate the early part of the week. The cold air on the backside of the warm weather system in Ontario is flooding south into Colorado.

Climate change is the topic of the 19th annual weather summit in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Meteorologist Michael Kuss from CityNews is down there. Watch for his stories on CityNews @ 6 starting Tuesday, January 8. His blog states "On Tuesday I'll be looking at the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and its effects. On Thursday I'll have an interesting story on the research done at the storm peak weather lab. They have recently discovered some troubling data on a dangerous substance in our atmosphere.". READ HIS COMPLETE BLOG HERE.

Chris

city.weather@yahoo,ca

Baby, It's Cold Outside.

Yeh, it's cold. Okay, freezing cold. Alright, alright, it's cold enough for an extreme cold weather alert to be out for the GTA. But we're Canadian. We should be used to this weather.

An Extreme Cold Weather Alert is in effect for Toronto until further notice. Check CityNews.ca for updates.

In Toronto, 9AM was at -14C, but with the windchill it felt like -24C. As I write this blog entry (12:12PM), we stand at -13C, feeling like -24C. This evening, we'll go down to -12C, (F.L: -19C) with trace amounts of flurries. And tonight, temperatures of -16C feeling like -24C.

Thursday we'll reach temperatures of -16C with sunny skies. In the afternoon we'll get to -7C with a low of -16C. Winds will be SW 5km/h, It's not for sure, but I'm predicting that the extreme cold weather alert will continue to Thursday morning, and possibly lift to a cold weather (or even nothing) alert by the afternoon-evening hour. Friday we begin to warm up to -2C with lows of -8C and we continue to warm up throughout the next seven days.

Now let's talk about global warming. Your probably saying that it sure doesn't feel like global waming but believe me it's plays a part. The seven-day forecast model shows that we'll reach highs of 13C by Wednesday....WHAT?!?!?!? Personally, I hate the warmth. I'd rather have frigid conditions--but eh I'm Canadian! I can't believe my eyes the big jump: double digit minus temperatures and in one week...double digit positive temperatures.

I'll keep you updated!

Comments? Email me at city.weather@yahoo.ca

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!! 2008!!!

Chris

Weather Specialist-Meteorologist

CityWeather

Related Links:

Check the full seven-day forecast here.

Check your current conditions here.

Keep updated with the extreme cold weather alert here.

Environment Canada website.