Month: November 2015
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Beware of slight chance of Snow or Freezing Rain Monday Afternoon before switch to Rain
https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/671531284309499904 A special post just because of the persistent fog keeping the temperature well below freezing. It is currently -1.7ºC. The temperature has only risen 0.4ºC in the past hour and there are only a few more hours of strong sunlight to go, sunset is at 5:01PM. Moisture should start to invade between 2-3PM this afternoon.…
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Air Quality Advisory Ended – Change coming Monday night with Rain
After a number of days with pretty thick fog blanketing the Valley, we will get a break on Monday as the high pressure breaks down and a system moves in from the West. This has led to the cancellation of the Air Quality Advisory and burn ban. The rain is slated to start late Monday…
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UPDATE 9AM: Air Quality Advisory Issued – A week of clear and sunny skies brought to you in part by El Nino and Climate Change
UPDATED 9AM Air Quality Advisory Issued for next 3 days. AIR QUALITY ADVISORY AND OPEN BURNING RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALBERNI VALLEY, WITHIN 15 KM OF PORT ALBERNI CITY HALL (November 26, 2015 – Port Alberni, B.C.) The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Island Health has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Port…
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Some slush on the highway. Clear and cool week ahead.
The drive over the hump today included some slush cleared to the edge of the highway from the top of the hump to Cathedral Grove. Other than that, it was salted and sanded and generally wet. The clouds are already starting to clear and a strong and chilly NW wind is blowing in Parksville. It is…
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Updated 10:15PM Slight snow chance remains on East side
Updated 10:15PM Monday. Slight chance of snow remains for East island only. This will be the final update on this post. Ill have one tomorrow with the outcome and outlook. The lates Uwash models released tonight back off again on the strength of the Arctic outflow which means less bitter cold air rushing across the…