Category: Cold
-
Rain or snow until around 5PM
hi all quick update. The Hump and Sutton Pass are nasty right now thanks to this heavy rain and sleet. It is raining here at Alberniweather but it is snow elsewhere. The precipitation will intensify (thus better chance it will fall as snow) for the next couple hours and then it should taper off starting around 3…
-

Merry Christmas! So close, but no snow for Christmas Morning. Maybe for Turkey Dinner?
Port Alberni doesn’t get snow for Christmas. It is quite rare. And this year looks like we will *just* miss it. Other parts of the South Coast including the Fraser Valley and the Cowichan area might see snow Christmas Eve! So they are pretty lucky! Christmas Day actually might be sunny (though there is a…
-

Happy First Day of Winter! White Christmas chances slim. Maybe Sunny instead!
Winter began today at 2:44AM PST. With some snow still hanging around and now a chill back in the air this morning it definitely feels like the season. You may be wondering whether it will feel any more like the Christmas season this weekend? EC has a chance of “rain or snow” for Christmas Eve,…
-

Back to seasonal temperatures. Stormy Tuesday. Likely green Christmas but we can hope 🙂
The snowfall warning yesterday was a bust. The Arctic just wasn’t strong enough over the South Island and much of the precipitaiton during the day focused on Metro Vancouver. There is over 40cm of snow in some parts of Surrey! We will now transition to a wet and possibly windy pattern this week. The rest…
-

Snowfall Warning Issued – 10-20cm – possible Freezing Rain
Final Update 9PM Sunday The warm winds have come. We have gone from 0°C to 4°C in less than 30 minutes and the wind has switched to the SSW. Strong winds are reported on the East side. 50-60kph at Hornby Island. Expect the Snowfall Warning to be lifted soon. Update 12PM Drizzle is starting in some…
