Winter has been pretty much non-existent here in central Alberta this month. We got a dose of winter earlier in the fall but in recent weeks it has been very mild. The snow that we had is just about all gone, melted down to just a crust of ice. Northeast of the city there is still a little snow remaining but around home, and throughout much of the province it is very brown. We had daytime high temperatures up around +12C a few days ago. Last night it rained, and when I left the house for work this morning it was already +6C, and the sun hadn't come up yet. The main roads are in reasonable condition but the side roads and parking lots are extremely icy. As I approached the end of my street this morning, at a speed of only about 10kmh, and with the truck in four wheel drive, I was skidding sideways down the street and almost took out the stop sign. Seems it would be easier to get around on skates. Hopefully the clear skies and wind that are forecast for later today will dry things off a little. It is supposed to cool of somewhat and there is a little snow in the forecast for Christmas.
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