Category: Cold
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UPDATE 9AM: Air Quality Advisory Issued – A week of clear and sunny skies brought to you in part by El Nino and Climate Change
UPDATED 9AM Air Quality Advisory Issued for next 3 days. AIR QUALITY ADVISORY AND OPEN BURNING RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALBERNI VALLEY, WITHIN 15 KM OF PORT ALBERNI CITY HALL (November 26, 2015 – Port Alberni, B.C.) The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Island Health has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Port…
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Some slush on the highway. Clear and cool week ahead.
The drive over the hump today included some slush cleared to the edge of the highway from the top of the hump to Cathedral Grove. Other than that, it was salted and sanded and generally wet. The clouds are already starting to clear and a strong and chilly NW wind is blowing in Parksville. It is…
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Updated 10:15PM Slight snow chance remains on East side
Updated 10:15PM Monday. Slight chance of snow remains for East island only. This will be the final update on this post. Ill have one tomorrow with the outcome and outlook. The lates Uwash models released tonight back off again on the strength of the Arctic outflow which means less bitter cold air rushing across the…
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No more rain in the forecast through Friday
Short post! We are done with the rain for a while! In fact, aside from probably some fog some mornings we should see some blue sky and sun over the next week. It will be chilly though. It is just at freezing this morning. So please be careful driving, be prepared for black ice. And finally,…
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Light Flurries falling – Small Accumulation possible in some areas before rain and wind
The clear skies last night dropped our temperature down to just below freezing (-0.4°C). We now have some moisture coming in from the Pacific… … And that is giving us a few flurries this morning. Nothing was sticking when I walked out the door at 6AM and nothing is predicted to stick according to the…