Category: Storm
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Red Sky This Morning, Rain Warning (for some)
It was a nice 2nd earliest Standard time sunrise this morning. Remember we “spring ahead” this Sunday morning. As the saying goes, the red sky warns of storms ahead, and today it is indeed true. By sunrise tomorrow we should be in full swing with some of our heaviest rain of the year. There is…
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Light snow starting this morning. Should turn to heavy rain tonight
There are reports of light snow falling all around the Valley. Don’t worry, this isn’t the start of another big snow event, but it is a harbinger of rain to come. There will be scattered flurries through the day which might turn to light rain as it warms and as we prepare for a big…
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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? 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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Snow isn’t over yet. More Sunday afternoon. GO CANADA!!
Quick pre-Gold Medal Hockey Game forecast! I’m hoping the imminent hockey game will be keeping most people of the roads tonight and tomorrow. There is heavy snow at this hour on the South Island on and north of the Malahat to Nanaimo. Here is the high elevation highway webcam in Nanaimo near VIU. There is…