Tag: wind
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Staying dry, clearing and cold with very cold wind Thursday and Friday preparing for Saturday and Sunday rain and snow.
Mix of Rain and Snow over the Island Both Environment Canada and UWash are pretty solid on predicting snow or flurries for all parts of Vancouver Island on Saturday night and into Sunday but also rain. So we should expect a very mixed bag with some areas only seeing sleet and some having significant snow.…
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Wet start to the week but clearing up Wednesday.
Monday morning showers already tapering off. Last night’s rain and wind has already become to taper off. Below is what the system looked like from 4-7AM. The front should be now moving south down the Island and away. However, that won’t be the end of it. After spending some time in Washington State the moisture…
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Strong Wind and Rain Storm on the Way Tuesday
Updated 6:50AM Tuesday. Major Rain and Wind storm coming Tuesday morning. I will update this post throughout Tuesday if there are major events, power outages or other important updates. Note that BC Ferries has already cancelled some sailings. There are wind and rain warnings already issued for the West Coast of Vancouver Island and wind…
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Record breaking Alaska storm spins rain our way. Happy New Year Thank you!
It’s beautiful if you’re not in it. That huge swirl in the top left corner might be the strongest Alaska storm ever recorded if it gets to 92kPa. It is just barely on the UWash map in the top corner, notice the lowest pressure is marked at 930hPa/93.0kPa on the bottom. Look at how tight…
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Chance of snow Wednesday. Windy. Rain later. Don’t forget your people power!
Just a short post to confirm the possibility of snow and to remind you that if you have to shovel your walk, get out here early and often! It is going to be wet and heavy! The good news is, if we get enough you can always ask the Mayor to close a street for…