Category: Cold
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Winter Solstice – That Storm – And Snow.
The First Post of Winter! We just passed the Winter Solstice at 2:23PM this afternoon. So in honour of the shortest day of the year, and after the epic day we had yesterday, this will be a short post! đ The picture above is of the highest wind yesterday. It peaked at 82kph (51mph or…
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Good News! Best chance of snow is around Christmas! Bad News: It’s not a very large chance đ
We’re a week away from Christmas Eve Day! Â That means I’ve been getting some questions about whether we have a shot at seeing any significant white stuff at all between now and the day Santa comes. Â I’ll use this post to take a peak. So here’s the good news. Â We could get snow between now…
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Possible wet snow or freezing rain tonight. Will there be a snow contest winner!?
Updated 12:45PM The morning’s UWash model run as the system coming a little later and lighter than last night’s, so I have updated some of the text below. Â Chance of measurable snow is approaching zero… chance of freezing rain, though, might be a bit more as it may just fall as a drizzle and freeze.…
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A few more cold days. Then analyzing the chance of snow on Friday night.
We are into day 2 of our first cold snap of the winter. Â Watch for frost and black ice. Â Also, if you have a clear view of the horizon (ie. not encumbered by Mt. Arrowsmith or fog) check out the moon before the sun rises! And if you canât, then do the next best thing…
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Foggy blanket keeping us above freezing. Wind Chill tonight. And the âSâ word.
The image is from islandweather.ca this morning. Northern parts of the Island are in the -2 to -3°C range this morning. Cowichan is -1°C. We have among the warmest likely thanks to our blanket of fog. It is currently 2.5°C at Alberniweather and 1.6°C as of 6AM at the Airport. The fog should lift around…