Staff memo. As at 6:00pm Monday February 17th 2014 Forecast is for rising temperatures, 6 cm of snow and high winds starting at 11pm tonight. Snow will continue throughout the night and will end at approximately 10am tomorrow morning. High winds will cause blowing snow which may cause drifting on roads and rights of way. […]
Category: Weather
Winter Control – 16 Feb 14
Staff memo. As at 08:30 am Sunday February 16th, 2014 The City of Guelph is receiving light snow right now that will total 2-3 cm by 1pm. Salt trucks are out on all main routes now. Skies will clear this afternoon and overnight. However, another low pressure front is moving in and we are expecting […]
Winter Control – 6 Feb 14
Staff memo. There has only been trace amounts of snow in the last 12hrs. No significant snow is forecasted now until Sunday where we might receive 5-7 cm. Temperatures remain cold with no indication of any thaw coming anytime soon. I am pleased to say the main and secondary routes are in very good condition […]
Winter Control – 5 Feb 14 – Update #2
Staff memo. As at 3:30 pm Wednesday February 5th, 2014 This is an update from the earlier report this morning. The weather forecast changed in the last 4 hours such that the low front has not moved as quickly through our area as anticipated. This has resulted in more snow than what was forecast. We […]
Winter Control – 5 Feb 14
Staff memo. We did not get the accumulation of 3cm overnight that was originally forecasted. However, we did receive approximately 1cm and combined with frost and -7 temperatures, the roads are requiring treatment. Right now all 12 routes are covered and material has already been put down to assist Transit those driving. More snow is […]
Winter Control – 2 Feb 14
Staff memo, As at 8:00am, Sunday February 2st 2014 The snow alert for the City of Guelph has been lifted. There is no significant precipitation expected until Wednesday evening. Temperatures are now at -5C and will go down to -12C overnight. This will cause the wet snow we have received to “freeze up” and crust […]
Winter Control – 1 Feb 14 – Update #3
Staff memo. As at 8:00pm, Saturday February 1st 2014 The City of Guelph has received 11 cm of snow thus far today. Weather forecast is calling for wet snow and possibly rain after 11pm tonight. Precipitation will dwindle to negligible amounts after midnight. A decision has been made to commence a full residential plowout beginning […]
Winter Control – 1 Feb 14 – Update #2
Staff memo. As at 12:30pm, Saturday February 1st 2014 The City of Guelph is now getting the steady snowfall that was predicted. Environment Canada continues to issue a snow warning of 15 cm of snow accumulation over next 24hrs. We have had 2 cm since last update but will experience steady and continuous snowfall until […]
Winter Control – 1 Feb 14
Staff memo. As at 7:00 am, Saturday February 1st 2014 The City of Guelph has received trace amounts of snow overnight. Environment Canada issued a significant snow warning last night stating that the Wellington area could expect upwards of 15 cm of snow. This is due to a low pressure front moving in from the […]
Winter Control – 31 Jan 14
Staff memo. As at 7:00 am, 31 Jan 14 A quick update on winter control activities. We received approximately 3 cm of snow earlier this morning. Road plows have been out since 3am focused on main routes, they are now switching to secondary routes. Main routes have salt on them and are running wet at […]