Category: General
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HEADS UP: In case of dissension in models, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I will update this forecast if this mornings run changes things significantly. Stay tuned…. We have precipitation coming at us for Sunday and Monday for sure, however, much like last weekend when the models didn’t all come into agreement until the day before, this weekend we again have disagreement and a lot of variability in…
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Dry through the weekend, possible snow Sunday night / Monday
Once again there is dissension in the model ranks. Contrary to the official EC forecast, the UW forecast model has no chance of precipitation of any kind today, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday morning. Here is the precip map stretching from Thursday 4AM to Sunday 4AM. It’s bone dry for us. So if we do happen…
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Dry? Wet? Warm? Cold? Roll the dice, it ain’t December anymore.
It has been a rough week for forecasters and the models they rely on. After the UW GFS got its big win on Saturday when the snow appeared as it had predicted, it then completely failed to capture the severity of the snow on Sunday and especially Monday. This week looks like it’s going to…
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Picture post! More snow than expected. Rain and warmth coming next!
We lucked out and it stayed quite a bit colder than was originally forecast! We ended up with one of the biggest totals of snow on the Island along with Courtenay. 8.5cm was measured at Alberniweather HQ. It’s going to get warm too. It should be 5°C or more today and tomorrow. Then Wednesday morning…
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Environment Canada is the official authority on Canadian Weather Forecasting
I want to get this out there because of late I have heard much chatter about the role and influence of social media, amateur weather sites, and official weather from Environment Canada, and elsewhere. Really bluntly: You should never trust anything on this website, or any other non-Environment Canada or non-Government Agency website to be…