Category: Cold
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Barometer Plunging – Winds Strong – Snow on Higher Passes
The predicted storm has arrived. It’s a beauty! We are currently at 98.4kPa and the low is forecast to bottom out at around 97kPa so we have a ways to go yet. Winds are calm in the Alberni Valley thanks to our protective mountain ranges but on the East and West Coast they are raging.…
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Snowing in Downtown Port Alberni. – <1cm so far.
Well, I made fun of the EC forecast earlier today. But you know what, this is why they get payed and I don’t. It’s snowing pretty good out there right now! Big Fat Flakes. It’s just starting to stick on the roads. The grass is covered. 10-15cm overnight!? Maybe so! Then get ready for RAIN…
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Sun before the Storm!
The sun is shining, but don’t let it fool you, it’s windy, the windchill is at 0C right now. There are showers all over the Island. And it’s going to get wild in the next 24 hours. We have a good ‘ol fashioned PacNW Hurricane coming our way. Thankfully, it will not be going directly…
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Nice few days coming early week
The start of this week is looking pretty nice. Once the last of the rain showers clear out this afternoon we should have a clear and cold night followed by a couple days of clear and warm weather. This forecast may be hampered by fog. But we’ll just hope that it stays away and we…
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Snow Bust! Again! – But watch out East Island! Whiteout!
We seem to have been bitten by a no-snow bug this year. This is the second time that we’ve been expecting significant snowfall only to end up with green grass. At this point I would be surprised if we get anything at all over night. There doesn’t seem to be much moisture available at all.…