OFFICIAL: 2021 Weather and Road Conditions MEGA THREAD

[ExtraSlow]

Daily weather and road conditions around Calgary or anywhere. Storms and extreme weather, traffic issues caused by weather. Snow and Ice issues.

#abstorm and @yyctransport.
https://www.calgary.ca/transportation/roads/road-maintenance/snow-and-ice-control/snow-and-ice-control-update.html
https://maps.calgary.ca/RoadConditions/?redirect=/roadconditions

[ExtraSlow]

Residential street plowing and proper digging out of bus stops and crosswalks is ongoing. Some streets in my area are showing on the city map as plowed.
Plows have been down my street but they pick up thier blade before they go through the intersection, so the intersection remains the worst condition of all. Makes turning and such a real rodeo.

[killramos]

This just in. The weather is very average outside.

[Sentry]

Sounds pretty extreme

[Darell_n]

The undisturbed snow at home has melted down 50%. Good things ahead. Still 20" in the bush though.

[ZenOps]

Straight up hot today.

[adam c]

The undisturbed snow at home has melted down 50%. Good things ahead. Still 20" in the bush though.

my front snow bank got higher as I shoveled the street so I could park on it

[vengie]

I like when it warms up, but this is too warm...
Destroys the outdoor ice.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

God, there's another thread? Jeez. Need our own weather conditions subforum.

[revelations]

well, it is 2021 ..... are annual threads better rather than a ~180 page megathread?

[ExtraSlow]

Nice and warm down on Prince's Island today. The walking paths were packed with people speaking French. I guess all of Québec is vacationing in Calgary?

[killramos]

Nice and warm down on Prince's Island today. The walking paths were packed with people speaking French. I guess all of Québec is vacationing in Calgary?

No, that’s just the sort of people you get walking around princes island lol.

And the homeless.

[rage2]

I like when it warms up, but this is too warm...
Destroys the outdoor ice.
Disagree. Outdoor ice was perfect today.

[e31]

Nice and warm down on Prince's Island today. The walking paths were packed with people speaking French. I guess all of Québec is vacationing in Calgary?

Like Killramos said. Homeless people speaking in tongues/Quebecois French, same language to my ear.

[vengie]

Disagree. Outdoor ice was perfect today.

Wait until tomorrow when it doesn’t re-freeze tonight

[Brent.ff]

Hwy 1 eastbound from Morley to 22 was pretty heinous this evening. Figured it’d be dead around 6pm but was packed, hardly got over 30 kmh

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Hwy 1 eastbound from Morley to 22 was pretty heinous this evening. Figured it’d be dead around 6pm but was packed, hardly got over 30 kmh

It wasn’t much better around 4pm. Lots of morons compounding the issues.

[lasimmon]

Hwy 1 eastbound from Morley to 22 was pretty heinous this evening. Figured it’d be dead around 6pm but was packed, hardly got over 30 kmh

Isn't this like the busiest time of the year? Why would it be dead?

[ExtraSlow]

Isn't this like the busiest time of the year? Why would it be dead?

WHAAAATTTT? Weekend over Christmas vacation when it's not cold? Why would ANYONE want to go to the mountains?

[Brent.ff]

Isn't this like the busiest time of the year? Why would it be dead?

Ski traffic usually flushes from lake Louise and sunshine by 3:30-4 and highway dead by 6-7. But ya could be the UCP MLAs coming from their visits in BC

[ThePenIsMightier]

Noticing some folks driving like a full moon out there, this evening. Just ridiculous. Ram Coal Rolling and douche panache.

[nzwasp]

That gust of wind right now! blew off both the BBQ covers and my temporary dog run fence blew down.

[Brent.ff]

raining in airdrie currently..

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Raining like a mofo and heavy wind across from C.O.P. as well.

[lilmira]

hmmm, January rain. Is it better than November rain?

[killramos]

Vancouver? Is that you?

[JfuckinC]

Pretty sure my roof almost tore off just now ��

[nzwasp]

I often wonder how well our houses fair in winds stronger than 100Kph (surely some of these gusts are getting up there)

Its not raining in Aspen/Aspen Adjacent.

[SJW]

I often wonder how well our houses fair in winds stronger than 100Kph (surely some of these gusts are getting up there)

Its not raining in Aspen/Aspen Adjacent.

I heard the sun is always shining in Aspen. Any truth to this?

[ThePenIsMightier]

hmmm, January rain. Is it better than November rain?

You're not the only one.
You're not the only one.

[JfuckinC]

now it seems super calm... haha

[Sentry]

Chairs havent even blown over, wind storm my ass.
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[firebane]

Windy but nothing crazy... but rain in January lol... bit bizarre.

[nismodrifter]

Sounds like this wind freaking devastated all of western Canada lol.

On the coast here, all of my shit is blown in the yard, downpour like nothing I've seen before, we spent last night from 9pm onwards without power, branches down.
In Kelowna, my brothers very large shed, full of winter tires + bikes + tools, got blown right the F over. Crazy. :nut:

This am....crystal clear skies here. Sun is shining.

[dirtsniffer]

Winter is coming

[Xtrema]

Winter is coming

In 2 weeks, polar vortex.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/a-polar-vortex-is-coming-and-that-means-our-warm-winter-won-t-last-1.5263109

[ExtraSlow]

This fucking wind. One day my neighbors spruce trees are going to come right through my house.

[flipstah]

The wind just blew through my condo deck and it's strong af in DT

[tirebob]

Out here in Water Valley we haven't seen any rain, but the trees in my forest are blowing damn near horizontal with the gusts!

[firebane]

Out here in Water Valley we haven't seen any rain, but the trees in my forest are blowing damn near horizontal with the gusts!

Yeah pretty sure I saw Dorothy and Toto go flying by out here in Strathmore.

[revelations]

This was part of the ultra deep low that was over the Aluteian islands a week or 2 ago - 30m waves there - Tofino got some serious waves about a week ago too.

Waking up to rain against the window though, thats not typical here - almost ever.

[ExtraSlow]

Garbage cans all over the alley now. Saweet!

[Sentry]

Chair update, shits getting real fellas
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[2Legit2Quit]

^ thoughts and prayers

[ThePenIsMightier]

^you guys are fuckin hilarious!!
:RoFL:

[tonytiger55]

Super windy here in the SE....

[D'z Nutz]

Yeah pretty sure I saw Dorothy and Toto go flying by out here in Strathmore.

FTQbiNvZqaY

Bless the rains down in Strathmore?

[schurchill39]

Quite few people all across sask ended up spending the nights in their cars. I saw a few pictures and people couldn't see the end of their hoods. Lots of towns and cities without power for hours over there too. Crazy!

[adam c]

Quite few people all across sask ended up spending the nights in their cars. I saw a few pictures and people couldn't see the end of their hoods. Lots of towns and cities without power for hours over there too. Crazy!

I had to search for what you were talking about
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/potent-storm-brings-extreme-weather-conditions-to-the-prairies-heavy-snow-blizzard-conditions-freezing-rain-dangerous-travel

[jutes]

Ya it was pretty crazy here, wind peaked at 160km/h and there were wide-spread power outages in Sask. Our power went off/on for a couple hours then stayed on at midnight. Others were not so lucky and still don't have power. Everything was snow blasted and covered in thick layers of snow and ice. Price of doing business in Saskatchewan.

[schurchill39]

I had to search for what you were talking about
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/potent-storm-brings-extreme-weather-conditions-to-the-prairies-heavy-snow-blizzard-conditions-freezing-rain-dangerous-travel

This was taken in Saskatoon (https://www.reddit.com/r/woahdude/comments/kx4u0q/stuck_in_a_snowstorm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

[lilmira]

She's slippery this morning. Got a little slow drift at the bottom on 19st NW, was about to just as slowly crap my pants.

[90_Shelby]

She's slippery this morning. Got a little slow drift at the bottom on 19st NW, was about to just as slowly crap my pants.

I'm not sure what time you drove down there, but around 7AM there was a pickup truck with Bobcat and trailer facing up the hill, but through the chain link fence at the bottom of the hill. I'm guessing he started sliding and spun completely around and went through the fence. There was a tow truck nearby and it was gone when I drove back up the hill around 7:30.

If there isn't a major pile up at the bottom of that hill this morning, I'll be surprised. Lots of traffic diverted that way with the 14st hill being closed due to a house fire.

If I was finboy I'd setup a lawn chair nearby and watch.

[killramos]

That 19th st Hill is quite the experience.

Looks like we have more coming our way before the week is out as well as some bitter fucking cold so doesn’t look like any of it will be going anywhere any time

Tbh though, not getting any real cold until the super bowl? That’s pretty unheard of for Calgary.

[ExtraSlow]

It's been a pretty mild winter yeah.

[lilmira]

I'm not sure what time you drove down there, but around 7AM there was a pickup truck with Bobcat and trailer facing up the hill, but through the chain link fence at the bottom of the hill. I'm guessing he started sliding and spun completely around and went through the fence. There was a tow truck nearby and it was gone when I drove back up the hill around 7:30.

If there isn't a major pile up at the bottom of that hill this morning, I'll be surprised. Lots of traffic diverted that way with the 14st hill being closed due to a house fire.

If I was finboy I'd setup a lawn chair nearby and watch.

There was a cop car and two cars already left the road when I drove by at ~740-45ish so I had a bit of warning. Yeah avoid that hill, any braking and you are toast lol.

[nzwasp]

The city snow clearing gets an F this morning. Glenmore was a mess, crow south also a mess. Didn’t see any crews out at all.

[killramos]

It's been a pretty mild winter yeah.

Let’s burn some Natty Gas!

[Tik-Tok]

The city snow clearing gets an F this morning. Glenmore was a mess, crow south also a mess. Didn’t see any crews out at all.

Yeah. Was on Glenmore at 6:15, completely unplowed. Deerfoot north up to 17th, no sign a plow had been there at all, then north of 17th it looked a plow had been through, but not for several hours. I expect better from Carmacks. It isn't like this snow was unexpected. We had warnings at 2pm yesterday.

[nzwasp]

Yeah. Was on Glenmore at 6:15, completely unplowed. Deerfoot north up to 17th, no sign a plow had been there at all, then north of 17th it looked a plow had been through, but not for several hours. I expect better from Carmacks. It isn't like this snow was unexpected. We had warnings at 2pm yesterday.

16th Ave nw was plowed also noticed some cops pinging people coming down the hill from the hospital. Bow trail sw was also plowed. Odd choices.

[ExtraSlow]

Who needs plowing? We get Chinooks....

[finboy]

I'm not sure what time you drove down there, but around 7AM there was a pickup truck with Bobcat and trailer facing up the hill, but through the chain link fence at the bottom of the hill. I'm guessing he started sliding and spun completely around and went through the fence. There was a tow truck nearby and it was gone when I drove back up the hill around 7:30.

If there isn't a major pile up at the bottom of that hill this morning, I'll be surprised. Lots of traffic diverted that way with the 14st hill being closed due to a house fire.

If I was finboy I'd setup a lawn chair nearby and watch.
someone plotted a course into a fire hydrant :rofl:

I’ve been reporting the broken ass retaining wall by that road to 311 for over a year now, wait until that thing collapses and half the chicane ends up on my street

[revelations]

Yeah. Was on Glenmore at 6:15, completely unplowed. Deerfoot north up to 17th, no sign a plow had been there at all, then north of 17th it looked a plow had been through, but not for several hours. I expect better from Carmacks. It isn't like this snow was unexpected. We had warnings at 2pm yesterday.

I dont know if much has changed with them - but when I was working with Enmax and we had to park on DF to access some of the electrical sites - Carmacks was incompetent and highly entitled. As a citizen I have sent them several complaints about issues on DF but have never received one email from them even acknowledging anything.

[firebane]

Yeah. Was on Glenmore at 6:15, completely unplowed. Deerfoot north up to 17th, no sign a plow had been there at all, then north of 17th it looked a plow had been through, but not for several hours. I expect better from Carmacks. It isn't like this snow was unexpected. We had warnings at 2pm yesterday.

Left Strathmore at 6:00pm and the highway was pretty good. But going into langdon and the entirety of glenmore and blackfoot sucked donkey balls.

[nzwasp]

When I got back home around 8.45am I noticed that bow trail, and 17th ave (from sarcee west) were both plowed, even the bus route in Aspen was plowed #aspenprivilege

[ZenOps]

Arctic blast incoming!

[schurchill39]

Sounds like Deerfoot is shut down between McKnight and Memorial dye to multiple accidents. Its dumping pretty hard in the dirty south right now, I can't see the houses down the block.

[killramos]

I’ll pray thanks to the snow blower gods later today lol

[spikerS]

Sounds like Deerfoot is shut down between McKnight and Memorial dye to multiple accidents. Its dumping pretty hard in the dirty south right now, I can't see the houses down the block.

I went through the area just before they closed off Deerfoot. I even mentioned to Baygirl as we were driving south that it's not a good day for driving and these conditions are going to make for a bad accident.

Sure enough, on the way back north 20 mins later, 3 accidents on SB deerfoot, with 1 REALLY bad one just south of the McKnight overpass. I managed to get it on my cell phone dash cam as we drove past, and it looked nasty. Looked like firefighters were trying to cut one guy out of a service truck, and another person out of a 4 door sedan. about 6 vehicles involved there.

[dirtsniffer]

what kicks off the whole chain of events in something like that? A cunt going too slow? or a cunt going too fast?

[rage2]

what kicks off the whole chain of events in something like that? A cunt going too slow? or a cunt going too fast?
All seasons.

[Disoblige]

what kicks off the whole chain of events in something like that? A cunt going too slow? or a cunt going too fast?
Triple-O's!

And I don't mean the burger joint.

[spikerS]

what kicks off the whole chain of events in something like that? A cunt going too slow? or a cunt going too fast?

All of that, and what Rage said, and the biggest ones are speed and inattention.

When I was coming south through there, visibility was fluctuating between 1-200 meters. The blowing snow was brutal. I was coasting along between 70-80kph, but I was leaving about a full tractor and trailer distance between me and the person in front. First sign on a brake light (if i could see it) i was immediately on my breaks too, ready to push harder if needed. Conditions between Country hills and 16th were really quite bad. If I didn't absolutely have to be on the roads there, I would have turned around and went home. Like I said, I told Baygirl that this was a dangerous road right now and something big is gonna happen.

[revelations]

Yea DF around 1pm was pretty bad for vis, not too bad for grip with studded winters.

I was in the fast lane maintaining 80kph with someone a semi trailers distance at least, in front, but I noticed the person in front of me was leaving normal dry conditions distance to the person ahead of them, and so I backed off a bit more.

[Tik-Tok]

Carmacks was nice enough to dump a shitload of sand on a perfectly dry and clear Stoney Trail. Almost got into an accident because everyone was trying to avoid getting pelted by rocks.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Calgary to Wainwright and back today was not bad but avoided QE2 entirely on the way back.

[npham]

Anyone drive to Edmonton today? Need to go there tomorrow.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Anyone drive to Edmonton today? Need to go there tomorrow.

QE2 Northbound was “meh” at 7-8:30am. I could see it being black ice by now.

[SKR]

what kicks off the whole chain of events in something like that? A cunt going too slow? or a cunt going too fast?

You guys treat your roads like it's Talladega.

[ExtraSlow]

Anyone who can, put your batter chargers on your vehicles for the weekend. I don't want to hear on Monday that you chumps have dead batteries. I will not be persuaded.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

I’m a little scared to go cold start my diesel that can’t be plugged in.

[ThePenIsMightier]

I bought a battery blanket this year as it integrates a lot better than a charger. My regret is that it doesn't have a long enough cord to reach the same place as the block heater, so that's a bit of a fail.

[killramos]

Maybe ill take my truck for a beer run today lol

My charger is currently sitting on my mustangs battery on a shelf.

[FraserB]

I’ve started keeping the truck on the charger since I’m not driving it as much. But I might just cave and use Skip for food instead of driving this weekend

[ExtraSlow]

TPIM, you seen my slick one plug, two devices install? I'm proud of myself. 2A noco onboard charger and block heater both connect to my front license plate.
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[Tik-Tok]

TPIM, you seen my slick one plug, two devices install? I'm proud of myself. 2A noco onboard charger and block heater both connect to my front license plate.
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Phht. Copy cat.

[FraserB]

TPIM, you seen my slick one plug, two devices install? I'm proud of myself. 2A noco onboard charger and block heater both connect to my front license plate.
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Have any pics of the wiring setup? I’m guessing you just spliced the block heater and charger cords together and put an outlet on that?

[ThePenIsMightier]

TréSlow:

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[firebane]

Anyone who can, put your batter chargers on your vehicles for the weekend. I don't want to hear on Monday that you chumps have dead batteries. I will not be persuaded.

LOL if a battery can't make it through this cold you have way worse problems :P

Also both our vehicles are in the shop and my diesel has the block heater hooked to a remote outlet so I can turn it on if I need before I leave :D

[ExtraSlow]

Have any pics of the wiring setup? I’m guessing you just spliced the block heater and charger cords together and put an outlet on that?

this:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B083TRFBK4
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LOL if a battery can't make it through this cold you have way worse problems :Pwell, that may be true, but a LOT of people will find out unexpectedly that they have worse problems. Avoidable problems.

[SKR]

TPIM, you seen my slick one plug, two devices install? I'm proud of myself. 2A noco onboard charger and block heater both connect to my front license plate.
savageford.bmp

I'd be willing to pay you to install that on my truck. Cash in hand, under the table. That's two separate things.

[firebane]

this:

well, that may be true, but a LOT of people will find out unexpectedly that they have worse problems. Avoidable problems.

I'm ok with that. It means people don't do proper maintenance on their cars :D

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I'd be willing to pay you to install that on my truck. Cash in hand, under the table. That's two separate things.

Ooh that sounds like a hot date.

[ExtraSlow]

wait an handjob AND cash? wow, that's a deal this girl can't refuse. The F150 centre license plate makes it pretty easy. I'd have to take a look at your truck to figure out the wire routing.

[ThePenIsMightier]

... I'd have to take a look at your truck to figure out the wire routing.

While actively getting tossed off? That's gonna be difficult. I'm picturing Vince Vaughn at the breakfast table a la Wedding Crashers.

[killramos]

While actively getting tossed off? That's gonna be difficult. I'm picturing Vince Vaughn at the breakfast table a la Wedding Crashers.

It’s his superpower, he actually only posts on beyond while getting his rocks off

[ThePenIsMightier]

It’s his superpower, he actually only posts on beyond while getting his rocks off

His avatar switch looks like Jeff Bezos getting a dry tuggy. The previous one was winning.

[FraserB]

LOL if a battery can't make it through this cold you have way worse problems :P

Also both our vehicles are in the shop and my diesel has the block heater hooked to a remote outlet so I can turn it on if I need before I leave :D

I’m sure I have a very slight drain somewhere, easier to quickly hook up a tender while it sits than try and hunt down the slightly imperfect ground that is probably to blame, especially on a 12 year old truck I just use to haul my dog and drive on bad road days.

[firebane]

I’m sure I have a very slight drain somewhere, easier to quickly hook up a tender while it sits than try and hunt down the slightly imperfect ground that is probably to blame, especially on a 12 year old truck I just use to haul my dog and drive on bad road days.

Well your an exception. I'm talking about everyone else out there who doesn't realize that before winter check your battery and coolant.

[ThePenIsMightier]

Geesh!

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[ExtraSlow]

Well your an exception. I'm talking about everyone else out there who doesn't realize that before winter check your battery and coolant.

Are you new on car forums? Every winter we have a pretty good selection of people with battery problems in cold weather. Not you I guess. And not speedog either, but a good fraction of the rest of us mortals.