Alberni airport lowest since 1995 this morning. Chance of flurry Thursday.
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Only tiny chance of it sticking at lower elevations.
Don’t get too excited by the mention of flurries in the forecast. The models have a very meager bit of moisture coming in off the Pacific starting overnight and through Thursday.
The model does not have any moisture falling at low elevations before 4PM Thursday.
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Precipitation, including snow, will fall over the mountain ranges Wednesday evening and through the day Thursday.
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Just one millimetre of precipitation is expected in the Alberni Valley, most of this will actually fall Thursday night. It may be a shower or a flurry.
Once the system passes on Friday we should clear back up and get back to sunny, dry and cool weather for the weekend.
Not even close to a long term low temperature record.
The Airport is reporting -6.6°C as the low this morning.
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That is a record low for the airport station since 1995. Its previous low was -6.2°C in 2012.
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However, it is not a record low for the Valley. It is 0.1° away from the record low reported by WXAlmanac for this day set in 1975, likely from the Somass River station.
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It is quite a ways from the all station record for this day set in 1951 at the City of Port Alberni station of -11.7°C.
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I will post again on friday with a weekend and early week forecast! Happy Hump Day!