Oh No! That Wind Warning that ripped roofs of of high schools and blew cowboy hats to Oz earlier in the week in Southern Alberta is BACK! This time it's targeting the Edmonton, Red Deer, Grande Prairie Region! Yikes! If you have hatches, you better be battening them down. Elsewhere, fairly mild around the country, With a Polar Bear Alert for Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec City.

First; the Canada Wide Forecast

Vancouver, Kamlooped - NA
Edmonton, Fort McMurray NFLD, Banff, Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge - 1
Saskatoon, Regina, Jaw of Moose, Winnerpeg - NA
Thunder (Danger) Bay, Sudbury - 1
Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Fredericton, Truro, Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John's - NA
Whitehorse - NA
Inuvik, Yellowknife, Iqaluit - 3
Alert, Top of Canada, 4

Second, we put a call out on the Long John Index Twitter and Facebook for ALL Request Friday, where we give the Long John Index for YOUR hometown, that is outside the standard Metro Canadian forecasts! Here is what we received back!

The ALL REQUEST Canada Forecast

Swan Hills, Alberta - 1
Hubbards, Nova Scotia - NA
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador - 3
St. Walberg, Saskatchewan - NA
Port McNicoll, Ontario - 1
London, Ontario - NA

How the 'Long John Index' Works

Disclaimer: The Long John Index is a 'not-scientific-whatsoever' method of measuring when, and if, one should be wearing a pair of thermal long underwear, known more commonly in the Dominion of Canada as 'Long Johns”. It is used for entertainment and gambling purposes, and should not be confused with your preferred weather service.

The Index runs on a scale from 1 to 5; 1 being the lowest, and 5 being the highest, and starts at the Freezing/Melting point of 0 Degrees Celsius ( or 32 Degrees Fahrenheit). The simplest way to understand the Long John Index, is as the temperature drops, the Long John Index goes up, and subsequently, the time you should be spending outside without wearing Long Johns decreases. You can learn more here

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