Friday, January 2, 2009

And now, -43

I should note yesterday's photo was taken at -42 C. Today, it is a notch colder. The interesting thing about ice fog is its cumulative effect. In this picture, taken moments ago, you can barely make out the school itself, never mind downtown. If this cold snap lasts through the weekend, I probably won't be able to see across the street, quite literally, and all those trees in the school yard will disappear.


And yes, it is dangerous to drive in these conditions, especially after dark (3 more hours!) so again, staying indoors with some coffee and hockey games (World Junior quarter-finals people) seems like a good plan.

2 comments:

Megan said...

We are stuck in Edmonton because of the ice fog. All of the flights into Yellowknife have been delayed. We hope to get home by 2:00 tomorrow morning. ARGH.

Unknown said...

Great pictures.

The view from my front window is a lonely hockey net on the front lawn, and an empty playground shrouded in fog in the background.

woo hoo - it's only -30 today!

Cayley