Category: Cold
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Winter Storm Warning in Effect
I’ve never seen this for Port Alberni. It has been issued for our section of the Island only, the Snowfall warning remains for other sections. Bolded below is the likely reason for the warning. What is a Winter Storm Warning When 25 cm of snow or more is expected to fall within 24 hours, OR…
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Snow coming – but how much?
So the question in the next 48 hours will be not whether we get snow, we will. The question will be how much and for how long. Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning….. [edit: oops! not just for us, for the East Coast, South Island, Gulf Islands, Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast too!) Here’s…
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Careful on the Roads – Enjoy the Sun
It will be very cold for the next day or two and then there is a chance of snow on Thursday with rain right behind it. I’ve just come from Port Alberni to VIU in Nanaimo and the roads are generally clear. The Hump is heavily sanded with some snowy sections. It’s passable but I…
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USE EXTREME CAUTION – WHITEOUT IN PORT ALBERNI
Don’t go for a drive if you do not absolutely, life-and-death, need to… and if that, call an Ambulance. It is extremely dangerous right now. Whiteout conditions in many places, not just Port Alberni but Victoria and other places as well. On the brighside REVJIM is the winner of the snow contest!
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Cold Start and Wet End to Week
We got down to a low of -5.1 on Monday morning. We should go down a little lower Tuesday before we start to warm up on Wednesday. Relatively anyway… Tuesday we could hit -10 or lower with a windchill. Last night they mentioned -18 as a possibility of windchill which is pretty bonechilling for us…