Category: Cold
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UPDATED: Snow Falling across Island (except Alberni)
UPDATE 7:49AM Sorry DRIVEBC – You are not Accurate for Highway 4 to Parksville. Just got back and it was crusted with snow and ice. It is only lightly snowing, but it is blowing and the snow is icing to the road. VIU IS CLOSED FOR DAY CLASSES – Check the viu.ca website for updates…
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Snow tonight?
All the forecasts say no, all the models say no, all the forecasters (you know, the people who get payed for this stuff) say no for Port. But I have never seen anything like this before on the Satellite. If you look at the Color Animations tonight you’ll see that very sharp line heading straight…
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Arctic cold hits – Pineapple Express awaits
Check it out (islandweather.ca) As you can see, the East Coast is getting some serious chilling from Arctic outflow winds now building. At VIU the temperature went from 0C to -3C between noon and 2PM today… And it was snowing at the time as well. Expect the temp to drop very rapidly in the Valley…
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Forecast calmed. Thursday night/Friday looking stormy
Good News. The forecast has calmed considerably for us here in Port Alberni. Bad News (for some) we won’t be getting much chance for snow until Thursday night. If you are going to the Mainland though, be prepared to encounter snow anywhere east of Vancouver. The Fraser Valley is still under a snowfall warning. Victoria…
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Dangerous next few days – take precautions
As I type I am waiting for the 4PM forecast update to be issued by Environment Canada the 4PM update has been issued late. No doubt, they have their hands full what with the chaos that has been ongoing in the Fraser Valley today. They’ve got dumped on with snow with terrible consequences for drivers…