Category: Cold
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Threat of Snow remains – Drive Carefully
Final Update 10:30AM – Snow threat waning. It looks like things are starting to calm as the rain lightens up. It’s still cold enough (1.4ºC) that if we get another strong bit of precipitation it will fall as wet snow. And some areas will still be seeing snow now. It will rain off and all…
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Heavy Rain most the week. Possible wind trouble Thursday
Now that the threat of snow is gone we are left with rain for most of the rest of the week, and a lot of it. Below are forecasts for the 24 hour periods between 4AM Tues to Wed., Wed to Thursday, and Thurs-Fri. Green is 1.2in or 30mm. On average each day is probably…
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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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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…