Ontario Snowsquall Sunset Metal Print

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Southwesterly squalls off Lake Ontario are a very rare event for Singleton Lake. The fetch over the relatively warm waters of Lake Ontario is not very long from 210 degrees. Seldom is the air originating from the southwest cold enough to achieve the crucial 13 Celsius degree temperature difference between the water and the air at about 5000 feet above the surface. Shore line convergence is also not very beneficial with that wind direction. Southwesterly snowsqualls seldom develop.

I believe that a secondary cold front and the associated convergence played a big roll in generating this particular bit of weather. The wind howled and the snow blew and drifted deep. It was a wild day outside. It was also the second day of "Skate the Lake" on the Big Rideau. Only the hardiest souls skated. Making progress against the wind was a challenge on skates but going with the wind was a breeze.

This sunset was after all of the action had died down. Daytime instability over the lan...

I paint outside - nothing between my eyes and the inspiration. That special connectivity gets into the pigments and you quickly realize that we are all stewards of the land, privileged to appreciate its beauty during our lifetime but responsible for leaving the environment better off for the future and all inhabitants... Phil was born and raised along the St. Lawrence of Ontario, Canada and studied at Queens University as a nuclear physicist. A meteorologist for Environment Canada for 35 years, Phil specializes in severe weather and training. Remote sensing is his forte - you might want to see a tornado before you die... but not just before you die! He has farmed, raised bees, written books and articles, lectured and instructed...