Category: Storm
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Rain tonight. Serious rain, and wind, Friday/Saturday
We haven’t had a good rainstorm since November… And really even since the end of September. When we’ve managed to get any precipitation at all, it has been in the form of relatively weak fronts moving over the Island. We will get another one of those weak fronts tonight. The rain should start in the…
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Finally! A snow day and snow winner! Drive Safe.
The kids got an early Christmas present! About 3cm of snow at Alberniweather HQ… as much as 10cm elsewhere, and a snow day on the last day of school! CONGRATULATIONS TO DEB WHO GUESS 3:30AM THIS MORNING AS THE FIRST TIME FOR SNOW! YOU WIN! AND YOU HAVE EMAIL! 🙂 Or email me (alberniweather@gmail.com) if…
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UPDATED 10AM: Snow will fly, but where will it stick?
Update 10AM: The morning model forecast is out and it’s bad news for snow lovers. Once again, it shows the Alberni Valley getting skunked. And it’s actually showing slightly less accumulations for other areas as well. Though again, if you’re driving anywhere south of Parksville, you’re going to want to be prepared for 10-15cm in…
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Snow possible this weekend? Cold looming?
It’s going to be an interesting weekend and actually into next week but we will focus on the next three days for now. The chance for showers is rising as you read this. All parts of Vancouver Island *except* Alberni is forecast to get rained on. As you can see from the image, we are…
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Update 8AM Saturday: Big Rain: up to 120mm (5in) of rain between Friday and Sunday evening.
Saturday 8AM update. I will keep updating this post through the weekend.leave a comment below or on Facebook or twitter I’d you have a question or want to jump in. All comments welcome! The rain is here, it should accumulate all weekend. It doesn’t look like we will get anything too epic. I’m still betting…