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Tuesday showers into Wednesday. Break Thursday.
A quick update this morning. The showers have already begun on the west coast and will spread to most places on the island this morning and afternoon. The strongest rain will occur this evening and overnight before clearing Wednesday morning. We might also feel some breezy winds as the rain builds. Thursday should remain mostly…
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Slushy hump and drizzle should dry out today before Tuesday rain
Yucky end to Sunday It got ugly on Sunday evening on the hump with snow causing difficulties. There was a little left over slush on the road this morning but it was cleared and salted and sanded so hopefully everyone will be able to move safely. It will not be warm today as the temperature…
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Clear and Cold – Possible Flurries Sunday
Mix of rain and flurries Sunday afternoon and into Monday. It is the last day of meteorological fall, even though the solstice isn’t for another 20 days, meteo-winter starts on Sunday and it feels like it! Alberniweather HQ got down to -7.0°C this morning and the Airport got to 10.0°C. We will stay clear and…
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A little chilly out! Clear skies for days. Keep an eye on Sunday evening and Monday.
We are at our low temperature right now at -3.7°C at Alberniweather HQ. The Airport is even colder at -6.6°C. The record for the day is -14°C in 1985. (I remember that!). There is not much to say about the forecast. It should stay dry, fog free, and cold until Sunday when precipitation is going…
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Meandering jet stream delivers warmth to the Arctic, unusual storm to South Oregon, strong, cold easterlies to South Island.
A very strong low pressure ‘bombed’ off of the coast of Oregon and Northern California last night. This explains the very strong winds this morning. Check out the animation in this tweet. There have been power outages and impacts on BC Ferries. You can see the low on the UWash maps as well. It has…
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