Category: Wet
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The deep freeze is about to end! But rain might be a concern.
The last two days have been the coldest of the winter. We got down to -7°C earlier this morning at Alberniweather. The good news is there appears to be an end to this incredibly long cold spell. There are some minor flurries expected over the weekend. The UWash model says it is coming Saturday evening but…
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Updated 6AM Friday — Plenty of snow in the forecast but probabilities and amounts unsure. Freezing rain possible Sunday Night.
Update 6AM Friday Update: road report: it was snowing and sticking on the west side of the hump. Snow covered. But the east side and all the way to qualicum was clear and just wet. In Parksville it is dry… 2cm on the ground and still snowing. I think EC officially wins! The heaviest precipitation…
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Strange temperature differences. Possible Snowy forecast starts Friday morning
The Air Quality Advisory has ended but the 15km Burn Ban remains in effect. It is cold again in Port Alberni, but if you are in the City you are only just feeling it now! There has been a surprising difference in temperature between the Valley (Airport) and City of Port Alberni most of last…
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Rain or snow until around 5PM
hi all quick update. The Hump and Sutton Pass are nasty right now thanks to this heavy rain and sleet. It is raining here at Alberniweather but it is snow elsewhere. The precipitation will intensify (thus better chance it will fall as snow) for the next couple hours and then it should taper off starting around 3…
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Back to seasonal temperatures. Stormy Tuesday. Likely green Christmas but we can hope 🙂
The snowfall warning yesterday was a bust. The Arctic just wasn’t strong enough over the South Island and much of the precipitaiton during the day focused on Metro Vancouver. There is over 40cm of snow in some parts of Surrey! We will now transition to a wet and possibly windy pattern this week. The rest…