The Guardian

The “three Hs” are hanging around! We enjoyed an interruption in the muggy weather July 30 with a brief, and very welcome, wind direction change.  Last week’s persistent south-westerlies came around to the west on Monday, ...

It’s been an extremely warm week across all of Atlantic Canada. It’s interesting to note that very few record-high temperatures were set! Despite that, heat warnings have been on and off for various corners of the region for days. When ...

I learned long ago that when it comes to the weather, it’s impossible to please everyone! Comments on my Facebook page are perfect examples: some people love this heat, while others are proclaiming: “I’d rather a snowstorm, than ...

The sky is Mother Nature’s canvas and, while she does some amazing work with clouds of all shapes and sizes, I think her most stunning work of art is the elusive rainbow. While I was on vacation, Anne Beaver called with a question about ...

By now you surely know that I love it when people are curious about the weather.  Earlier this week, self-proclaimed weather nerd Kathleen MacEachern tweeted: “I quite like a good thunderstorm, but Halifax doesn't seem to get many... ...

On Tuesday, July 10, a line of very active weather developed on the leading edge of a cold front travelling across New Brunswick and western Prince Edward Island. Hail was reported at the base of many of the more powerful storm cells. After the ...

Last Friday, July 6, a cyclone formed off the Carolina coast. By Saturday, it had become a tropical depression and, by early Sunday, it was tropical storm Chris. The third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is now a hurricane. Near ...

June is winding down and vacation season is gearing up. Most kids and teachers have been counting down for a while now.  I guess I did, too, but -  unlike many of my friends who lived in town - I was not going to a cottage or setting out on ...

What’s not to love about June? The sun is up before 5:30 a.m. and it doesn’t set until after 9 p.m. Sunrise and sunset times are one thing, but when it comes to darkness and light, we should take into account the many shades of ...

Astronomical summer officially begins for 2018 on the morning of Thursday, June 21 at 7:07 a.m. I thought I would share a few fun facts with you:  Contrary to popular belief, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset do not coincide with ...