Author Archives: Allen Foster

Weather: Fluctuating almost daily between overcast and blowing snow, and cold and clear. Temperatures steadily around -65F with windchill hovering just above -100F. There is only 1 week left with the sun above the horizon. As the sun gets lower on the horizon we can start to see some familiar sunset colors in the sky…Continue reading “March 15th – Day 76 on Ice”

Weather: It has been windy with lots of blowing snow and cloud coverage. Temperatures are getting colder. From our meteorologist: “Temperatures dropped quickly overnight and it’s relatively calm outside. However, models indicate a sharp increase in winds late afternoon into the evening. It’s unlikely to warm-up much before these winds increase. Thus, please use cautionContinue reading “March 11th- Day 72 on Ice”

Weather: Still cloudy and windy with low vis. The temps have been dropping a bit as the cloud layer thins out, but it’s still only about -40F. Winds up between 15-20mph. I should film myself walking outside the entrance to the station sometime in high winds… the wind really whips around the sides of theContinue reading “March 3rd – Day 64 on Ice”

Weather: Low-vis, high winds and blowing snow. Low cloud coverage and high winds mean warmer weather, but with strong winds it’s anything but pleasant outside. Temps around -35F with 20knt winds (windchill near -80F). Today and yesterday have been windy and the blowing snow has reduced visibility such that you can’t even see DSL andContinue reading “March 2nd – Day 63 on Ice”

Weather: Cold, clear, windy. Temps are now regularly down near -50C (-60F) and windchill today is nearing -100F. Sun is nearing 8 degrees elevation. We removed the flags from the runway a few days ago. This has to be done every winter, otherwise they’ll get drifted over and a surveyor will have to come outContinue reading “Feb 28th – Day 60 on Ice”

Weather: Cold, windy. Temps dropped 6C overnight, with the higher winds. Temp around -50F, winds at around 10mph, windchill near -80F. Today I slept in till 9:00! It was great. I also got to go out to the Atmospheric Research Observatory this morning, and up onto their instrument tower (I think something like 60ft); theContinue reading “Feb 23rd – Day 55 on Ice”

Weather: Warmer , about -40 with windchill near -70. Slightly overcast. For funsies, here’s a plot of temperature over the past 7 days: Today I spent all day helping move the beverages into one of the empty berthing wings. We now have 9 rooms FULL of beer, wine, liquor and sodas to get us throughContinue reading “Feb 22nd – Day 54 on Ice”

Weather: Temperatures still hovering around -50F, winds have picked up and windchill is down near -80F. Mostly clear skies. Sun around 11 degrees elevation. As the sun drops lower and lower in the sky, the shadows grow longer. The surrounding landscape begins to change, to appear almost alien. On clear days you can see contrastContinue reading “Feb 21 – Day 53 on Ice”