Month: January 2024
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Coldest night so far – New Podcast up – Why this Arctic weather? And Snow Wednesday and Thursday morning
Brrr! It was the coldest night so far. We set a record at the Airport since 1994 of -11.5ºC but it was nowhere near the record. This day in 1950 we reached -21ºC in Port Alberni and -25ºC in Beaver Creek. Why is it so cold? A Podcast and Forecast I’ve made a podcast this…
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Frigid night but no record – Possible snow on the warmup Tuesday.
Record for January 12 was -15 It got plenty cold, and fast, yesterday but we didn’t set any records. As posted on Mastodon: Looks like we “peaked” today at a balmy temperature of -4.0ºC in #PortAlberni. Our low this morning was -8.7ºC. The lowest windchill recorded was -14.1. The official low at the Airport was…
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Polar Vortex Delivers Snow to Vancouver and Victoria – Nanaimo Next?
It begins – Vancouver and Victoria As confirmed on Social Media reports (#bcstorm on Mastodon), snow has begun in Vancouver, especially eastern sections, and also in Victoria on the Saanich peninsula. The winds have picked up and it’s driving two northwest to southeast lines of precipitation as the Polar Vortex takes hold and temperatures drop.…
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East Coast “Significant Snowfall” possible Thursday
Special Weather Statement issued A quick update as I ride the bus home. I see ECCC issued a statement for the East side from Duncan up to Fanny Bay. Their words: There is a potential for significant snowfall for East Vancouver Island. The snow will start on Thursday afternoon and will end late Thursday night. There is still…
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Northeasterlies bring Cold and East Island Snow
Winter is here. Snow predictions. It finally came. Winter is here and now It’s going to get progressively colder for a few days with the coldest day looking like Friday at around -10ºC. There is snow likely, but this time I would expect it to be only on the east coast as northerly and easterly…