Category: Cold

  • It better snow – Starting 11AM

    Well, all of the models say we will get a little snow on Thursday. Some say very little (less than a centimetre), some say up to 5cm. Either way it’s not much, but it’s enough to make the snow lovers happy and make the roads potentially a mess, so please be careful. The fun should…

  • Updated: Light brush with snow Thursday

    Update 9:30AM: the morning UWash model is in and now agrees with the others that we could see up to 2.5cm of snow in the Valley. I’ve updated the last image accordingly. If you are going out to the west coast there is 5cm expected out there, so drive safely. Snow could fall as soon…

  • Frosty mornings – Snow should fly Thursday, weekend look.

    As was previously thought, the south and east island did get some snow and flurries last night. The most I’ve heard for accumulation was around 2cm. Mostly it just made for a nasty drive for some folks along Highway 1 between Ladysmith, the Malahat and Victoria. Our turn is coming. As snow is also finicky,…

  • Snow threat gone for now… Cold is here

    The stars were out this morning and it is clear and crisp now and below -1° C in the City. The threat of any serious snow in our area should be gone for today and the near future. There is still a slight chance that the East Coast might get some when the winds blow…

  • Windy day before the cold and flurries

    A special Sunday forecast! Ironically, we may have already set a new short term (1995) record high at the Airport for December 1st. It’s 11° C here in town at Alberniweather. That bests the 9.6° C from 2008 at the Airport. We will see later what the Airport gets to for its high, it all…