Month: February 2014
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HEADS UP: In case of dissension in models, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I will update this forecast if this mornings run changes things significantly. Stay tuned…. We have precipitation coming at us for Sunday and Monday for sure, however, much like last weekend when the models didn’t all come into agreement until the day before, this weekend we again have disagreement and a lot of variability in…
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Dry through the weekend, possible snow Sunday night / Monday
Once again there is dissension in the model ranks. Contrary to the official EC forecast, the UW forecast model has no chance of precipitation of any kind today, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday morning. Here is the precip map stretching from Thursday 4AM to Sunday 4AM. It’s bone dry for us. So if we do happen…
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Dry? Wet? Warm? Cold? Roll the dice, it ain’t December anymore.
It has been a rough week for forecasters and the models they rely on. After the UW GFS got its big win on Saturday when the snow appeared as it had predicted, it then completely failed to capture the severity of the snow on Sunday and especially Monday. This week looks like it’s going to…
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Updated 8:30AM snow continues here but Nanaimo is crazy.
UPDATE: East Vancouver Island snowfall warning updated Warnings East Vancouver Island 8:19 AM PST Monday 24 February 2014 Snowfall warning for East Vancouver Island continued 5 to 15 cm of snow is forecast for today. This is a warning that significant snowfall is occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements. Another Pacific…
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Snow isn’t over yet. More Sunday afternoon. GO CANADA!!
Quick pre-Gold Medal Hockey Game forecast! I’m hoping the imminent hockey game will be keeping most people of the roads tonight and tomorrow. There is heavy snow at this hour on the South Island on and north of the Malahat to Nanaimo. Here is the high elevation highway webcam in Nanaimo near VIU. There is…