Category: Cold
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What will Friday Bring?
That is the question. So far, it’s not looking pretty. This forecast will likely change, but here’s what the models (NAM and GFS) are saying. First chance at precip starts at 4AM Friday, the coldest part of the day of course, soo…. Snow – to start starting light-getting heavier 4AM-9AM. We should be in the…
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Just Flurries? — This is weather to Remember
If you have to be out driving today, use extreme caution #bcstorm #bcsnow #1: It appears my hunch last night was right. That ‘big blob’ on the radar swept in over us and has spread light flurries throughout the Island including Port Alberni. Accumulations in Port Alberni have been as forecasts, but conditions are worse…
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UPDATED: Snow Falling across Island (except Alberni)
UPDATE 7:49AM Sorry DRIVEBC – You are not Accurate for Highway 4 to Parksville. Just got back and it was crusted with snow and ice. It is only lightly snowing, but it is blowing and the snow is icing to the road. VIU IS CLOSED FOR DAY CLASSES – Check the viu.ca website for updates…
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Snow tonight?
All the forecasts say no, all the models say no, all the forecasters (you know, the people who get payed for this stuff) say no for Port. But I have never seen anything like this before on the Satellite. If you look at the Color Animations tonight you’ll see that very sharp line heading straight…
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Arctic cold hits – Pineapple Express awaits
Check it out (islandweather.ca) As you can see, the East Coast is getting some serious chilling from Arctic outflow winds now building. At VIU the temperature went from 0C to -3C between noon and 2PM today… And it was snowing at the time as well. Expect the temp to drop very rapidly in the Valley…