Yellow Fever
January 23rd, 2009, 07:56 AM
Bye'bye fog, hello snow, say Metro Vancouver forecasters
By Jack Keating, The Province
January 22, 2009 9:00 PM
A significant change in the weather is heading our way this weekend. More than two weeks of fog will dissipate, and there’s a 40-to-60-per -cent chance of snow flurries in the Lower Mainland Saturday and Sunday.
“We’re going to see a bit of a change here over the next couple of days,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Greg Pearce yesterday.
“This low cloud and fog that we’ve had around for a good two weeks or so is about to lift and dissipate. The fog will probably be gone by Saturday.”
Then snow may fall as an Arctic front moves in from the Interior. “There is a chance we might see a few snow flurries as the colder air moves in. And the flurry activity will be over the weekend. We’re not expecting any heavy accumulations or anything at this time, but we’ll have to keep an eye on that,” said Pearce.
He predicted a 40-per-cent chance of snow flurries for Saturday and a 60-per-cent chance for Sunday.
Saturday’s high will be plus one. Sunday’s high is expected to be zero. Meanwhile, the City of Vancouver is keeping in touch with Environment Canada.
“We’ll be watching it,” said Murray Wightman, manager of street operations.
“They’re predicting flurries and we’re certainly ready. We’ll have salt trucks with snow ploughs attached.”
Vancouver Airport received 102.4 cm of snow (a near record 89 cm in December and 13.4 this month) during seven heavy snowfalls.
“Some areas obviously got more than that,” said Pearce referring to higher areas of Vancouver, the North Shore, Coquitlam and Surrey where some snow still remains.
Monday will be sunny and cool with a low of minus four and a high of zero.
The Province
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Oh no, here we go again! :(
By Jack Keating, The Province
January 22, 2009 9:00 PM
A significant change in the weather is heading our way this weekend. More than two weeks of fog will dissipate, and there’s a 40-to-60-per -cent chance of snow flurries in the Lower Mainland Saturday and Sunday.
“We’re going to see a bit of a change here over the next couple of days,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Greg Pearce yesterday.
“This low cloud and fog that we’ve had around for a good two weeks or so is about to lift and dissipate. The fog will probably be gone by Saturday.”
Then snow may fall as an Arctic front moves in from the Interior. “There is a chance we might see a few snow flurries as the colder air moves in. And the flurry activity will be over the weekend. We’re not expecting any heavy accumulations or anything at this time, but we’ll have to keep an eye on that,” said Pearce.
He predicted a 40-per-cent chance of snow flurries for Saturday and a 60-per-cent chance for Sunday.
Saturday’s high will be plus one. Sunday’s high is expected to be zero. Meanwhile, the City of Vancouver is keeping in touch with Environment Canada.
“We’ll be watching it,” said Murray Wightman, manager of street operations.
“They’re predicting flurries and we’re certainly ready. We’ll have salt trucks with snow ploughs attached.”
Vancouver Airport received 102.4 cm of snow (a near record 89 cm in December and 13.4 this month) during seven heavy snowfalls.
“Some areas obviously got more than that,” said Pearce referring to higher areas of Vancouver, the North Shore, Coquitlam and Surrey where some snow still remains.
Monday will be sunny and cool with a low of minus four and a high of zero.
The Province
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Oh no, here we go again! :(