Category: Cold

  • Winter in the morning – Warm in the Afternoon.

    Winter in the morning – Warm in the Afternoon.

    Fall just started but… brrr. Here is the picture for Wednesday morning. Two things to notice, the flags are all pointing to the top left… northwesterly winds. Those winds are bringing the cold blue colours. Wind switch on Monday night. Below is the wind picture this morning. There were strong southerlies in Georgia Strait off…

  • Alberni airport lowest since 1995 this morning. Chance of flurry Thursday.

    Alberni airport lowest since 1995 this morning. Chance of flurry Thursday.

    Only tiny chance of it sticking at lower elevations. Don’t get too excited by the mention of flurries in the forecast. The models have a very meager bit of moisture coming in off the Pacific starting overnight and through Thursday. The model does not have any moisture falling at low elevations before 4PM Thursday. Precipitation,…

  • Clear and cold through Wednesday, snow possible Thursday and Friday

    Clear and cold through Wednesday, snow possible Thursday and Friday

    Hello sunshine! Our first full week of meteorological spring is upon us as we march toward daylight savings time this weekend and astronomical spring and the Vernal Equinox on March 20 at 2:58PM(PDT). It will be clear and sunny for the next couple days but it will feel cold in the mornings. That cold will…

  • Cloudy today and chance of flurries tonight.

    Cloudy today and chance of flurries tonight.

    We have a few more clouds this morning as some moisture creeps back into the area but don’t expect there to be much precipitation from it, if any. There is a slightly better chance on the east side of the Island but the UWash model has very little falling on the south Island at all.…

  • Snowfall Warning East Side for the morning.

    Snowfall Warning East Side for the morning.

    If you are driving on the east side of the Island this morning take note. However we should get up to 7°C by the afternoon so this snow, if it falls, will not last long. Here is the warning. Issued at 2019-02-22 12:56 UTC by Environment Canada: Snowfall warning continued for:   East Vancouver Island, B.C. (081300)…