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Looks like it might be a windy day in some areas of Vancouver, could cause some delays at the airport as it sits right on the water and gets pretty gusty at times.

Showers ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind northwest 30 km/h increasing to 50 gusting to 70 except gusting to 90 near the water late this morning and early this afternoon. Temperature steady near plus 3.

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Possible 25-35cm coming next Thursday.

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This will be my first time to experience -30c. If you don't hear from me, send blankets and candles.

Statements10:53 AM PST Saturday 11 January 2020
Special weather statement in effect for:

• South Thompson

Be prepared for bitterly cold air.

An extremely cold arctic airmass in the far north will make its way southward this weekend. This airmass will first move across the central interior today and then across the south on Sunday.

Temperatures will plummet to values not seen in years. With strong north winds, it is expected that wind chill values will reach between minus 30 and minus 40 through the central interior by Sunday morning and down to minus 30 in the Columbias and southwest interior by Monday morning. Most of the Kootenays won't reach really cold wind chill values until Monday night.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

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You'll be all right. Plug the car in. It'll probably start anyway, but it's easier on it if it's plugged in a few hours before starting, and takes less time to start blowing warm air.
I got that statement on my phone this morning for Oliver, and the cold is going all the way down the valley. Osoyoos is supposed to be -26 on Monday night! I don't know if I've ever seen it that cold down there.

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Enjoy the frozen nostril hair.

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I actually turned the heating off today...since I did so the house temperature went up :blink:

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Snowing a bit but not sticking.


Its sticking now on the signs and awning but not the street yet.

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My phone lit up like a Christmas tree this morning, so many weather alerts.

I have to go shovel now before it gets too cold, poxy weather. Who would have thought Canada gets cold eh? This is some bull sheet.

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Woke up to a bit of snow, nothing crazy though but the plow did tick the dog off at 7am.

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Snowing pretty heavy, and currently around 0C.

My wife has her first day of actual work tomorrow, transit will probably be a mess.

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I have been outside for most of the afternoon using my snow blower. Luckily I got most of it out the way before it got to -20c tonight. The forecast for the next few days looks miserable. High of -23c on Tuesday

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https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...b0bc7844ad.jpg

View as of 5 minutes ago.

The week is calling for highs of -2 to -3 and lows between -4 and -7 with snow through the week with Wed Sunny, but who knows they change the forecast every hour it seems.

Street is backed up now and a parking lot, a bus up the rode either got in an accident or slid and is blocking the lanes, buses here can't really handle snow well.

Transit isn't going so well, its snowing pretty hard, worst snowfall of the winter so far.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...and_translink/

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c..._north_surrey/

Highway 1 is closed between Chilliwack and Hope.

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/01...wack-and-hope/

Coquihalla is closed between Hope and Merrit.

The major bridges are also a mess.

When snow hits this region can't handle it, but then its not frequent enough to justify spending money on equipment and crews for a couple days of the year.

As usual if you don't need to go out, stay home as they always say.

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Saturday night saw freezing rain and then hours of ice pellets, more freezing rain, a few more hours of ice pellets, heavy snow and more ice pellets.

I watched a car go up the street Sunday with zero difficulty but it left no tracks because the snow/pellets/ice was solid. Another car pulled onto the parking lot of a nearby apartment building and its wheels span, but a couple reverses and another attempt and it was okay.

The buses were running; that's how SD got to work. Vital service is retail. :lol:

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-5 had to turn the heat on for the first time in almost 2 years. Windows are closed but near the windows you can feel the cold draft.

The dog isn't too keen on the cold, she more or less refused to walk outside today.

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Imagine waking up to this?

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When it warms up in Vancouver there will be an army of snowmen appear as if by magic; kids there don't often get the chance. In Regina it's cold, but not as cold as Edmonton. I've plugged the van in.

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I remember that winter.

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I cant even comprehend that....never seen anything close to that. Would be great though.....the snowmobile would get lots of use, Ive spent a lot of money and its got zero use so far! pathetic winter this end of Canada.... :(

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I string wires for the snowmobilers. I haven't decapitated one yet but I live in hope.

It's quite icy here. We had no power for 48 hours, not a record but unusually long.

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That would just utterly terrify me, I almost had a panic attack just watching that guy snowed in inside his house! I don't know how you all do it.

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Whats with the kill joy attitude? :( Ok come on, out with it, what have snowmobilers done to you? :confused:

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Years ago I went down to the Spokane area to go carp fishing with an Englishman I met on a fishing forum, and he told me about their first winter. He'd purchased a parcel of forested land (it's mountains and trees where he is) and was living in something like a 20' travel trailer. After going and collecting his wife from the airport they went to their idyllic woodland paradise. That night there was a terrible storm, and the blowing snow obscured.... ok, I'm just adding stuff now. What happened was overnight the ice plastered the trailer and they were stuck inside until he could pry away at the door with a screwdriver and break enough ice to open the door, and he said she went ballistic on him, screaming what the hell sort of place have you brought me to, etc. I guess it got better.

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OMG! Puffpuffpuff (that's me on the verge of another panic attack) All of a sudden living in a hot country doesn't seem so bad. All credit to your fishing mate and his wife for sticking it out!

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They bring noise and pollution. They irritate the animals. If the operators want to buy their own fields, fair enough but they can get off a my land. Same goes for the four wheelers in the summer.

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I had to use a blow lamp to open the barn and chicken coop doors yesterday. The coop is wood so I was nervous of starting an impromptu barbecue.

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Even though that guy is only about 20 minutes from me we didn't get it like that. An earlier winter we had a drift across the doorway - about a third of the way up the door but that was only piling from the steps, not ground level. We've still had head high banks either side of the drive. :ohmy:

That particular winter we had no snow before xmas but what fell after was a record for post xmas and very nearly made the all time record for a whole winter. Lots of big storms but fortunately we've not experienced a single massive one like has fallen previously.

The sidewalks are usually nice and clear though


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...9b1ca3bb99.jpg

:hysterical:

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Is there a trail through your land? I find thats the sitiation in many cases, that is normally made clear on the deeds when you buy the property.

Anyway, you know what they say, if you cant beat 'em join 'em! you'd like it. its fun! great way to see natural Canada during the midst of winter....it really is jaw dropping beautiful.

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What month did the last bit of snow melt? My driveway is normally snow free by early April.

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There is no trail, The teenaged drunks who ride those things don't follow trails.

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Well they are the idiots that give all snowmobiles a bad name....trespassing. Probbaly the same idiots that think they are "brave" going accross unmarked frozen lakes, or even open water.

I pay my trail pass and stick to the trails....you dont need anymore than the trails.

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That particular winter was likely a few spots well into May. April is more usual.

We came to Moncton on a house hunting visit first week of April 2005 and there were just a few determined patches in the corner of yards.

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So as well as getting snowed/iced in inside your house, you also run the risk of being buried in an avalanche while taking a morning stroll. You're not selling the place to me very well Bristol :ohmy: :lol:

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So far this winter we've had a lot of snow. More than usual. On Friday we have our next storm. Current guidance has been 40-60+ cm. This morning, the meterologists say that the "plus" is likely for Metro St John's.
Oh yes, and 120km/h winds as well. Happy days.

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How is Vancouver right now? a complete shit show I bet.

Warnings

7:53 AM PST Wednesday 15 January 2020
Snowfall warning in effect for:

• Metro Vancouver - central including the City of Vancouver Burnaby and New Westminster
• Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver
• Metro Vancouver - northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge
• Metro Vancouver - southeast including Surrey and Langley
• Metro Vancouver - southwest including Richmond and Delta

Snowfall with total amounts of 10 to 15 cm is expected.

A Pacific front will continue to give snow to Metro Vancouver this morning with total accumulations of 10 to 15 cm forecast. The snow is expected to ease late this morning as the front moves northward.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

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It's a bit messy. Many school districts are closed as are the colleges, buses are still running. The city cancelled curbside recycling this week so workers can deal with the snow. I have largely stayed home, its not worth going out when there is this much snow, even my dentist cancelled my appointment as she wasn't going into work due to the snow.

Traffic is moving slowly and far less traffic on our street compared to a normal day, traffic is more like a major holiday level.

Skytrains have been operating manually quite a bit this week, when it snows heavily the automation doesn't work so great, so they tend to need to be manually driven when it snows at least in part.

Luckily reddit is quite active in posting how things are around the city.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c..._this_morning/

Buses are a mess.
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...atural_winter/

The bridges are a mess

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...rough_was_not/

People are lazy and not clearing their cars properly
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c..._safety_first/

Some buses have needed passengers to help push them

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vanc...QI8q55dgEoi6-w

Mother in law in Squamish and they have a blizzard warning which is not a frequent warning in these parts.

Blizzard conditions with gusty winds and visibility frequently near zero in snow and blowing snow are expected or occurring.

Cold arctic air will continue to funnel through Howe Sound producing strong northerly winds of 90 to 110 km/h near Bowen Island today and tonight. In addition, snowfall with total accumulations in excess of 30 cm is expected.

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My battery's inside for a thaw and a charge, and it's cold enough to test your frosticles.

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We got about 15cm on top of the 3cm already on the ground here. The side streets have not been ploughed since the first snow fell, although they are possibly safer to drive on now than a couple of days ago when they were sheets of ice.

The main roads are being ploughed, but traffic is moving slowly.

All schools and post-secondary institutions are closed from Vancouver in to the Fraser Valley, EXCEPT for those in the Sea to SKY Corridor up to Whistler.

BC ferries have cancelled sailings this afternoon as heavy winds are once again causing problems ....... and those winds could be very dangerous when the trees are so heavy with snow. More snow is also in the forecast for the Lower Mainland.

One saving grace for homeowners ............. OH said the snow this morning was very light and easy to shovel, unlike the usual heavier snow that we usually get in Vancouver.

I heard on the lunchtime CBC news that Prince George has pulled all its snow clearing equipment off the streets until conditions improve ............. the temperature is around -40C and that cold is likely to damage their equipment.

The coldest I've been outside in was -43C in Quesnel years ago.

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I've been in -44 and +44, which is satisfyingly symmetrical.