Category: Cold
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Updated Thursday: Travelling this weekend? Prepare for Significant Snow.
Update: BRRR! It’s cold out there. The models have shifted the snow from Sunday to Monday morning. Environment Canada has also issued a Special Weather statement warning of the possibility of a snow storm. We have to wait until the forecast comes into the short term before saying for sure where and when and how…
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Cold by Sunday/Monday and onwards
There are some flurries in the official forecast but don’t expect them to amount to anything. The UWash models has us snow free and dry but mostly cloudy through Sunday. Sunday and Monday temperatures will drop below freezing at night. By Tuesday night we could be looking at temperatures approaching -5° C. It’s going to…
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Jet stream giveth and taketh away
It’s the height of the cold snap back East. I saw wind chills of -60F reported in the Midwest. New York City has set a new record low of -5F (-20C) for this day. It’s cold and here’s why. The news has clung on to the words “Polar Vortex”. I think it’s kind of a…
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New Years and Polar Bear Swim Forecast!
Here it is! The forecast for the first Annual Port Alberni Polar Bear Swim at the new beach. The official entry form is at the bottom of the page! #1: It shouldn’t rain. We should still be between rains, with some scattered showers possible (but unlikely) on New Years Eve and more serious showers slated…
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Happy Winter Solstice! It’s officially Winter!
A happy winter solstice to all out there. We officially crossed into Winter at around 9AM this morning. That means today is the shortest day of the year and it’s all brighter from now on! 🙂 There will be some rain this afternoon, possibly mixed with snow or sleet, and then we will have a…