Category: Snow
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The next Atmospheric River – Snow on the mountains, a dangerous setup for the weekend.
A Dangerous Circumstance – Be Prepared We are setting up a dangerous situation as we await the next bouts of atmospheric rivers to come ashore. While Port Alberni missed the worst of it last time, we were all still impacted by the tragedies in Cowichan, and on the Lower Mainland and Interior. We should be…
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Well hello snow – Might be time for that contest…
Threat of snow continues until around noon The rain started to turn to snow as I went up the Hump this morning around 6AM. Now it looks like this: There are also reports of wet snow falling in and around Port Alberni. There is a slight chance of it accumulating, particularly if it rains/snows more…
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Aurora Borealis this weekend? Clear, but cold, skies. Sunny days.
We have clear skies for the next 3 days! And bonus, we might have Aurora again! Here’s the forecast from spaceweather.com the “strong” Geomagnetic storm. GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: A strong G3-class geomagnetic storm is possible on Oct. 30th when the CME from yesterday’s X1-flare is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field. Such storms can spark naked-eye auroras as far south as Illinois…
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Daylight Saving Snowman? Possible!
Saturday night rain may turn to snow briefly Sunday As you might have guessed from the gusty winds this afternoon, a change of weather is coming. We have a fairly strong, and strengthening front sliding down the Island from the North. Check it out on the Satellites Page. The front is expected to push moisture…
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Pleasant Friday and Saturday. Possible messy Snow Sunday.
All things considered it has been quite a pleasant week with the sun shining in the afternoons and the buds on the trees and bushes growing fast! Friday and Saturday should be cloudy as we set up for a short but intense but of weather on Sunday. Sunday – Leap Forward into Snow? Sunday is…