Category: Cold
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New Years and Polar Bear Swim Forecast!
Here it is! The forecast for the first Annual Port Alberni Polar Bear Swim at the new beach. The official entry form is at the bottom of the page! #1: It shouldn’t rain. We should still be between rains, with some scattered showers possible (but unlikely) on New Years Eve and more serious showers slated…
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Happy Winter Solstice! It’s officially Winter!
A happy winter solstice to all out there. We officially crossed into Winter at around 9AM this morning. That means today is the shortest day of the year and it’s all brighter from now on! 🙂 There will be some rain this afternoon, possibly mixed with snow or sleet, and then we will have a…
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Finally! A snow day and snow winner! Drive Safe.
The kids got an early Christmas present! About 3cm of snow at Alberniweather HQ… as much as 10cm elsewhere, and a snow day on the last day of school! CONGRATULATIONS TO DEB WHO GUESS 3:30AM THIS MORNING AS THE FIRST TIME FOR SNOW! YOU WIN! AND YOU HAVE EMAIL! 🙂 Or email me (alberniweather@gmail.com) if…
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UPDATED 10AM: Snow will fly, but where will it stick?
Update 10AM: The morning model forecast is out and it’s bad news for snow lovers. Once again, it shows the Alberni Valley getting skunked. And it’s actually showing slightly less accumulations for other areas as well. Though again, if you’re driving anywhere south of Parksville, you’re going to want to be prepared for 10-15cm in…
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Snow clinging to higher elevations and South east island.
Much like last week, the models seem to be backing off on snow in our little Valley. Here is the latest forecast for accumuluations between Thursday and Friday afternoon. Here is the same image zoomed in to the Island. You can see that our Valley is noticeably excluded from the festive colours of snowfall. We…