Tag: snow
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Environment Canada wins – Drive Safely on the East Island
Update: Snowfall Warning Issued for Nanaimo/East Island Strait-Effect Snow is occurring. EC refers to it as “snow streamers off the Strait of Georgia”! 5-15cm is possible especially away a little further inland (Coombs, Errington, Jingle Pot, etc) https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?bc46 Treacherous Highway 19 and parts of Highway 4 A quick post to say be careful out there!…
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One more snowy blast? Not seeing it…
Do you? Perhaps the model at UWash is totally out to lunch and wrong but it sure doesn’t see snow or even any precipitation at all after Tuesday. It has most of the moisture leaving the Island by 7PM tonight. There is a small pocket that appears in the very early hours of Thursday morning…
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Chilly and Possibly Snowy Family Day Weekend Plus A Look At Our Warming City
Wintry Family Day Weekend The forecast is pretty cold and wet. While we are unlikely to see any serious accumulation in Port Alberni or any other lower-elevation, there will definitely be snow on the mountains and maybe in the deeper Valley locations. If you’re travelling, take your time on the roads and expect it to…
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Slight chance of flurries Monday night – Better chance Tuesday
UWash model dry until Tuesday afternoon While there might be a very slight chance of rain predicted by EC, the UWash model sees nothing at all on the Island until Tuesday afternoon at the earliest. The 1-2PM Tuesday period is below. There is only a little bit of moisture reaching the north end of the…
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Minor precipitation Thursday Night – Prepare for Cold on the Weekend
Special Weather Statement Issued. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather statement for most of the Island. Below is the main parts: A cold spell is in the forecast for most of B.C. Arctic air will invade B.C. beginning overnight Friday, with a major shift in temperature from our mild January. Temperatures will be 5…