Category: Wet

I’m going to use the precipitation maps because the models aren’t going to be able capture the differences between snow and rain. I was out in our backyard in the sun this afternoon and the ground was frozen solid. That’s going to mean until we get some real warm wind and air temperatures, any snow…

The models are firming up. First, we have what look like some light flurries but possible accumulation of fluffy snow on Friday along parts of the East Coast. And there are snowy looking clouds in the Strait this morning off Nanaimo. It won’t amount to much, but there is possibility for accumulation, and thus poor…

As happened on Sunday night in parts of Nanaimo, today there will be a chance that outflow winds from the interior will blow across the strait and cause localized flurries or even sudden snowfall on the East Coast of the Island anywhere from Comox to Duncan. You might see nothing or you might see a…

There it is. I wanted to wait until tonight’s run before saying for sure, but it definitely looks like the East Coast of VI will receive some snow showers on Sunday. Port Alberni might get some flurries, but this looks like Strait effect snow, so we will mostly be protected by the mountains. It should…

As expected most of the rain has been concentrated on the South end of the Island overnight. That will not have helped the folks on Mt. Washington. We have only received 1mm of rain in the past 24hrs. We got just over 8mm total this week so far. Here’s an interesting stat though, since the…