Due to an unsympathetic return of ol’ man winter, the TCT trail clean up is postponed for today. It will be rescheduled asap. Ya can’t clean up what you can’t see. ian
Category: Weather
Weather Conditions 20 Apr – Roads
Staff weather update. The unpredictable weather in Guelph continues! Weather forecast is now calling for a severe drop in temperatures compared to what we have experienced over the last couple of days. Wind chill is expected to go to -5C tomorrow with a possibility of up to 1 cm of snow accumulation. Despite the fact […]
Weather Warning 18/19 Apr – Severe Thunderstorm and High Winds
Public Works Staff have been monitoring a significant weather front moving into the region from the West that may bring severe thunderstorms and high winds (gusts up 55 km/hr) over the next 24 hours. This may cause further damage to our urban forest given its vulnerability from last Friday’s ice storm and spring conditions. A […]
Ice storm clean up continues
The clean up continues across Guelph as City crews work to remove fallen trees and limbs damaged by last week’s ice storm. Street tree debris clean up will be completed in the next few days. However, it will take several weeks to clean up all City parks and safely remove any broken branches lodged in […]
Icy weather continues in Guelph
City crews remain out in full force this afternoon attending to downed trees, icy roads and traffic signals. Falling ice and debris Pedestrians should use caution when walking on sidewalks due to ice falling from hydro wires. Residents are also asked to avoid walking through parks and naturalized areas today and throughout the weekend due […]
Ice/Wind Storm – 12 Apr
By way of a quick update, the Public Works Dept has had several issues to contend with last night and continuing this morning resulting from the high winds and ice action over the last 12 hours. There are several trees and tree limbs down across the City as well as a few traffic signals are on flash. Winter […]
Winter Control – 11 Apr 13
ENVIRONMENT CANADA Details Winter Storm watch for: Guelph – Erin – Southern Wellington County ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2013 Summary Ice pellets and freezing rain likely Thursday. A series of low pressure systems will give periods of rain to the regions into tonight. On Thursday, a stronger low will arrive from the […]
Winter Control – Update – 28 Feb
Winter Control Staff update. We have received anywhere from 5 to 8 cm of snow last night. Even though we didn’t quite reach the 10 cm threshold, a decision has been made to conduct a residential plow-out starting at 11am today. The reasoning for this is that there is a substantial amount of slush on […]
Significant Snowfall Warning – 26/27 Feb 2013 – Update
Winter control staff update. Based on our latest detailed weather forecast we are now planning for a 30+ cm snow fall over the next 48 hrs. A majority of this precipitation will fall as wet snow tonight starting at approximately 7 pm. Forecast indicates 24 cm of snow by tomorrow morning. As a result of […]
Snow expected tonight
According to Environment Canada, a significant weather front is moving towards Southwestern Ontario. The forecast predicts over 30 centimetres of snow accumulation for Guelph and area over the next 48 hours. Precipitation will likely fall as heavy snow or rain depending on the temperature. Currently, the City is preparing for these weather conditions by applying […]