Author: Alberniweather Blog (Chris)
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Environment Canada is the official authority on Canadian Weather Forecasting
I want to get this out there because of late I have heard much chatter about the role and influence of social media, amateur weather sites, and official weather from Environment Canada, and elsewhere. Really bluntly: You should never trust anything on this website, or any other non-Environment Canada or non-Government Agency website to be…
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Updated Thursday: Travelling this weekend? Prepare for Significant Snow.
Update: BRRR! It’s cold out there. The models have shifted the snow from Sunday to Monday morning. Environment Canada has also issued a Special Weather statement warning of the possibility of a snow storm. We have to wait until the forecast comes into the short term before saying for sure where and when and how…
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Chance of strait effect snow – Andrew Weaver 7PM Char’s
As happened on Sunday night in parts of Nanaimo, today there will be a chance that outflow winds from the interior will blow across the strait and cause localized flurries or even sudden snowfall on the East Coast of the Island anywhere from Comox to Duncan. You might see nothing or you might see a…
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January 2014 Summary Driest October-January Ever plus warm dry January does nothing for the snowpack
More Records Smashed… dry weather marches on (though relief may be coming) Port Alberni has easily smashed its previous records for driest October-January period. Though not historic like December, the month of January has continued the dry trend we have seen throughout this ‘rainy’ season. Officially we received between 30-40% of our normal rainfall and…
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Heads Up: East Coast Snow possible Sunday
There it is. I wanted to wait until tonight’s run before saying for sure, but it definitely looks like the East Coast of VI will receive some snow showers on Sunday. Port Alberni might get some flurries, but this looks like Strait effect snow, so we will mostly be protected by the mountains. It should…