It looks like construction of the Wind Research Platform has started. This morning while checking out the potential for surf, I saw a rig off the Scarborough Bluffs. Toronto Hydro is testing for the viability of installing a wind farm with up to 60 turbines that would stretch from Ajax to the Leslie Street Spit. Read the article published in “Inside Toronto” for more information. I don’t think this will impact the surf in our area, and it would be interesting if we could tap into the anemometer readings. Once the installation is complete and the device is up and running, Toronto Hydro will provide updates on a quarterly basis on its website at www.torontohydroenergy.com/offshorewind

Thanks to Clockwork Productions for donating an Intel Pentium P4, 3.0GHz Computer towards the Weather Station upgrades. I am in the process of transferring the Weather Display and WDL Software to the new computer so if you see the dreaded, “Stand by, we may be experiencing technical difficulties”, hopefully this will be short lived. Thanks again Frank.

There is an additional button on the WDL Page. This brings up a Meso Map window. Mouse over the red dots to see detailed information at each of those locations. The temperature, current conditions and wind direction icons for the area will cycle automatically.

A new page has been added for Weather Display. Basically this is a screenshot from the PC of the daily conditions reported from the 1-Wire Weather Station on my roof. It should update every 10 minutes.

Added live NOAA Weather Radio Broadcasts to the Weather Page. Now you can select any station in the USA and listen to live forecasts. Buffalo and Rochester are the closest for us Lake Ontario surfers, so use the scroll down list to find them. Pity Environment Canada Has no Web Radio forecast, just the local Weather Radio. Readings for Relative Humidity and Barometric Pressure have also been added to Weather Display Live.

Weather Display Live has been updated to Version 6.0.3, so should load quicker. Also a Barometer has been added. The icons and current conditions from Pearson International Airport now function correctly.

iWindsurf.com has added a link to my Web Cam. It can be found here.
Looks like a first for Ontario.

Environment Canada has updated the Marine Forecast site.
Here is the new link for the Western Lake Ontario forecast.

The Weather Station is suffering the effects of our recent snowstorms. Will have to wait for a thaw, as I'm not going to try to climb onto the roof to fix it.