Category: Cold
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Air Quality Advisory Issued, Burning Ban, for next 3 Days in Alberni Valley
Due to the cold, stagnant air the BC Ministry of Environment has just issued an Air Quality Advisory (click for link) for our area and implemented burning restrictions. Here are the details: (January 3, 2017 – Port Alberni, B.C.) The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Island Health Authority has issued an Air Quality Advisory for…
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Brrrr! A cold start to 2017, then maybe Snow!
Ya… so, the Polar Bear swim was cold, especially in a Wookie Robe! ???????? Thankfully there was a warm fire nearby and some dry clothes! I wouldn’t recommend going for a dip this week, it is going to be well below freezing every morning. There might even be some ice forming on the beach! Expect…
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Rain or snow until around 5PM
hi all quick update. The Hump and Sutton Pass are nasty right now thanks to this heavy rain and sleet. It is raining here at Alberniweather but it is snow elsewhere. The precipitation will intensify (thus better chance it will fall as snow) for the next couple hours and then it should taper off starting around 3…
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Merry Christmas! So close, but no snow for Christmas Morning. Maybe for Turkey Dinner?
Port Alberni doesn’t get snow for Christmas. It is quite rare. And this year looks like we will *just* miss it. Other parts of the South Coast including the Fraser Valley and the Cowichan area might see snow Christmas Eve! So they are pretty lucky! Christmas Day actually might be sunny (though there is a…
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Happy First Day of Winter! White Christmas chances slim. Maybe Sunny instead!
Winter began today at 2:44AM PST. With some snow still hanging around and now a chill back in the air this morning it definitely feels like the season. You may be wondering whether it will feel any more like the Christmas season this weekend? EC has a chance of “rain or snow” for Christmas Eve,…