Heavy rain right now in #portalberni but there is sleet and slush on the Hump and Sutton Pass webcams. Highway 19 at #qualicum looks ok. We have officially reached West Coast winter driving season. Expect sloppy, slippery conditions, rain, snow or something in between. Be safe out there!

https://www.alberniweather.ca/webcams/

#westcoast #vancouverisland #nanaimo #tofino

New Blog! Snow possibilities... but green Christmas is really it.
#PortAlberni #BCSnow
https://www.alberniweather.ca/snow-for-christmas-unlikely-but-it-will-be-around/

There is a little bit of snow on the side of the road at Taylor River near Sutton Pass. Be careful today! Doesn’t look like any other cameras have snow on the South Island but that could change.

You can find local webcams and drivebc cams quickly on the webcam page at Alberniweather.

#bcstorm #drivebc #bcsnow #portalberni #bchwy4
https://www.alberniweather.ca/webcams/

Depending where you are in the Valley, there may be flurries! But rain or drizzle is more likely if anything at all. Radar is showing a light mix possible over the Island. The mountains will be relieved! Most of the action is at higher elevations, not sea level.

#bcstorm #bcsnow #portalberni #snow #vancouverIsland #wxtoot

BC Ferries has cancelled sailings on the Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay route due to high winds!

10:55 am departing Departure Bay
11:05 am departing Horseshoe Bay
1:20 pm departing Departure Bay
1:25 pm departing Horseshoe Bay

Check BC Ferries for latest updates.
https://bcferries.com
#BCFerries #BCStorm #SalishSea

Plenty of rain still to come for the South Island but the back of the frontal system is sliding down the Island. Near Port Alberni now, so that should be the end of this round once it gets to you!

#bcstorm #portalberni #victoria

More lightning from these atmospheric rivers… this time off the west coast.

#bcstorm #atmosphericriver

A levee near SEATAC Airport in Seattle has failed and people are being told to evacuate immediately.

#AtmosphericRiver #BCStorm #Seattle #PNW
https://www.king5.com/article/weather/green-river-levee-fails-threatening-flash-flooding-possible/281-5d81b781-f60c-4401-95b1-2c08361a4692

@ai6yr oh crap

Close to record-breaking temperatures for December 15 in #PortAlberni. If the Airport hits 14ºC and the Harbour 16ºC, we’d be there. 1976 was 13.3ºC and 15.6ºC at Valley and Harbour stations respectively.

Note: In the entire history of the two earliest stations at Beaver Creek (1900-1958) a few km nw of the Airport and Port Alberni (1917-1959) on Argyle St, the December 15 extreme was 10ºC and 11.7ºC in 1923.

Big change in 100yrs.

#ClimateChange #BCStorm

(Data: https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/almanac_results_e.html?timeframe=4&month=12&day=15&period=15&txtStationName=alberni&searchMethod=contains)

The Somass River in #PortAlberni (a major salmon river and outlet for a large section of Central Vancouver Island) is running high and hard.

Flood Watches are in effect for all of Vancouver Island. We'll see if the BCRFC upgrades or downgrades that today.

Currently the river (and wind?) is raising the level of the tide in the harbour by 0.4m over the predicted high tide.

Thankfully the tide is peaking now and will go down which should hopefully lessen the flood risk upriver.
#BCStorm #Flood

Unfortunately my rain gauge seems to be on the fritz... however, reports from weather friends in #PortAlberni are that they are nearing 110mm over the past 24 hours. The Airport measured 42mm for the 14th. I would expect more than that today.

And oh ya, get out the T-Shirts, it's 15ºC! :+)

#BCStorm #AtmospericRiver #PineappleExpress

rain starting to pick up now in #portalberni

Rainfall Warning in effect for Inland and West Island.

Rainfall amounts of 80 to 120 mm.

When: Late this afternoon to early Monday afternoon.

Where: Inland and West Vancouver Island.

"The heaviest rain will be tonight with a southwesterly flow raising freezing levels to near 2800 metres overnight.

Rain will ease on Monday afternoon as the system moves off."
#bcstorm #atmosphericriver #wxtoot
https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?bc45=