Tag: Cold
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Strong northwesterlies Saturday shift to Strait Effect East Island snow Sunday.
The latest model is out and it’s snowy. Saturday wind – expect Ferry cancellations. Strong north westerly winds will begin on the West Coast tonight. By 5AM they will have begun in northern parts of Georgia Strait. By 7AM they should surround the Island and start to cancel ferry sailings. (Note the barbs in the…
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2019 Annual Summary – Cooled off from extreme years past, but rain was lacking.
The Alberniweather and Alberni Valley Climate Summary for 2019 Average temperatures thankfully 2019 was an interesting year in that it was warmer than normal, but it wasn’t nearly as extreme, so it “felt” quite average, particularly in the summer. This was a departure from recent years. In its 25 years of operation at the Airport,…
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2020 Storm Round 2 – Friday heavy rain and wind.
Updates continue at the top of the post. Flood Watch issued for Tofino and Port Alice regions. Upgraded: Flood Watch – North and West Vancouver IslandUpdated: 10:30 AM January 03, 2020 The River Forecast Centre is upgrading the High Streamflow Advisory to a Flood Watch for: North Vancouver Island including Port Alice, the Zeballos River, Pugh Creek, San Josef River, Simpson…
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Heavy rain might mix snow today. Heavy snow on high terrain.
A fairly intense system should enter and exit the picture today. Starting around 1PM Showers should begin around 1PM and for most of the rest of the central Island by 4PM. Where you see the heaviest rainfall, the blue areas below, those will be the places most likely to see snow mix in as the…
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Sutton Pass ugly with snow. Rest of the week ugly with rain.
Quick update to notify folks. Check back on this post as I update it with the week’s forecast. This is Sutton Pass right now. The Hump was OK when I went over and looks OK now. You can see them all on the webcams page. Rest of the week rain. This rain and showers should…