Weather and weather radio related items.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is discontinuing its high seas and storm warnings transmitted via National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) WWV/WWVH time and frequency-standard HF transmissions, starting January 31 at 1800 UTC. The NWS warnings are aimed at the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific. “This Read more…
Hurricane Watch Net on Alert for Developing Atlantic Basin Storms Hurricane Watch New (HWN) Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, says the Atlantic Hurricane Basin seems to want people’s attention. Tropical Depression 3, off the southeastern coast of North Carolina could become a named storm, Chris. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has initiated Read more…
The VA3DBJ Weather station is now back online. There are links at the top and bottom menus to access the latest weather information. You can also access by typing weather.va3dbj.ca in your browser. This page updates every 15 minutes but the gauges are updated every minute or two. You can Read more…
The federal government is moving to improve Canada’s ability to warn people about severe weather, including tornadoes. The government announced on May 28, 2017 that it has signed an $83-million contract for 20 state-of-the-art weather radars that are to be built across the country over seven years starting this fall. Read more…
The first heat event of the season is setting up for Monday and Monday night for portions of Southwestern Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe Area. A warm and humid airmass is expected to move into Southern Ontario on Monday May 28th. The daytime maximum temperatures are likely to reach the Read more…
A clear summer day in southern Ontario. Halfway through my one week vacation, just enjoying the clear and summer day, while monitoring the radios. For once, I actually scheduled vacation and had great weather.