Category: General
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Warnings ended. Rain now on.
THe threat of any snow in low or high elevation is now over. There will still be mountain snow but things should be all clear for the highway and elsewhere. All the warnings included the Air Quality advisory have ended. All of the models were more enthusiastic with snow than what we ended up with. It…
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Updated 8AM Sunday – Will we see snow? Stay off Hump. Winter Storm Warning Continues
Updated 8AM There has been no accumulation yet. The heaviest bands of rain should come soon but I do not think we will see any accumulation in town and if we do, it will be very short lived. THe hump and Sutton pass are a different story. It will change minute by minute. As you…
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Air Quality Advisory issued.
Heads up. Due to the high pressure and stagnant air, Environment Canada has just issued an Air Quality Advisory for Port Alberni. The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Northern Health Authority and the Vancouver Island Health Authority, has issued an air quality advisory for Vanderhoof and Port Alberni due to the high concentrations…
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Polar Bear Swim New Years day! Little snow Friday. Then a mess on Sunday
Update 11AM: By the way… I just found out it snowed in Temecula, California today…. rare would be an understatement. https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/550365221672333312 Happy New Year and Happy Swimming! Don’t forget about the Polar Bear Swim tomorrow! There will also be free bus service around town from 10:30AM to 1:30AM on New Year’s Eve. Oh…
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Watch for snowfall on roads overnight Sunday into Monday
The cold Arctic outflow winds have begun: Arctic outflows are now 20km/h gusting 50km/h in the Squamish area. #BCStorm Pam Rocks in the middle of Howe Sound 44km/h gusting 59km/h. — Jason Ross (@Squamishweather) December 29, 2014 And there are pockets of wet snow developing on the East coast including highway 4. @alberniweather @Squamishweather Just…