Category: General
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Updated 6AM Friday — Plenty of snow in the forecast but probabilities and amounts unsure. Freezing rain possible Sunday Night.
Update 6AM Friday Update: road report: it was snowing and sticking on the west side of the hump. Snow covered. But the east side and all the way to qualicum was clear and just wet. In Parksville it is dry… 2cm on the ground and still snowing. I think EC officially wins! The heaviest precipitation…
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Strange temperature differences. Possible Snowy forecast starts Friday morning
The Air Quality Advisory has ended but the 15km Burn Ban remains in effect. It is cold again in Port Alberni, but if you are in the City you are only just feeling it now! There has been a surprising difference in temperature between the Valley (Airport) and City of Port Alberni most of last…
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Updated 4:30PM: Snowfall Warning Ended – But still messy areas
Update 4:30PM The snowfall warning has officially ended for Port Alberni but there are still some seriously ugly patches out there. Cathedral Grove and Cameron Lake, Sutton Pass and elsewhere. Stay safe out there folks, this bout of precipitation is still slated to be mostly over by around 7PM. Update 11AM: Snowing hard! Heaviest precipitaiton…
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White Christmas thanks to the Fog!?
We woke up to a beautiful little dusting of snow! It seemed to come from the fog, and indeed, there is an explanation for that courtsey Ensembleator on Twitter! https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/813050639982817280 yes. Rimed ice crystals forming in saturated below 0C air near the surface and gravitationally falling-out — Chris Doyle (@ensembleator) December 25, 2016 https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/813058366016614400…
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Merry Christmas! So close, but no snow for Christmas Morning. Maybe for Turkey Dinner?
Port Alberni doesn’t get snow for Christmas. It is quite rare. And this year looks like we will *just* miss it. Other parts of the South Coast including the Fraser Valley and the Cowichan area might see snow Christmas Eve! So they are pretty lucky! Christmas Day actually might be sunny (though there is a…