October 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

[AbbyJr]

Skeptical about snow chances tomorrow below 600m. Models really show nothing that presents any threat below. No cold air in the Canyon and upper air obvs marginal.

Just happy about the dry trend next week.

How strong do you think the outflow winds will be on Saturday out in the valley?

[wetcoast91]

How strong do you think the outflow winds will be on Saturday out in the valley?

50-70km/hr

[Forrest Gump]

Early season wet snow over higher terrain is possible Friday morning as a modified Arctic airmass arrives on the coast. Below seasonal temperatures will continue through the weekend.

A low pressure system will pass just off Vancouver Island Friday morning and move onto the Washington coast Friday evening. Meanwhile, Arctic air will advance southward through the B.C. interior. The onset of precipitation combined with falling temperatures will bring a risk of wet snow to neighbourhoods and roadways above 300 m.

The system will move out of the region Friday evening but a cold airmass settling in behind will ensure temperatures remain 5 to 8 degrees below seasonal normals.

Hey Slyty, you need to bang on your neighbor Sardineman's door at 3 am and wake him up, and tell him to cut his spawning season short and get his tail and fin over here. If not, next time I see him I'll put him in a headlock and give him a noogie or two.

[AbbyJr]

50-70km/hr

Thanks. Exactly my thoughts as well. I was just curious as to what you thought.

[stuffradio]

Snow is falling across parts of the higher elevations like near Whistler.

[wetcoast91]

Snow level down to 400m. Low levels just 2C too warm.

[wetcoast91]

Snow up at SFU.

[Pomoman]

Honestly I just see rain and fog. Always foggy while raining where I am. Hard to tell it the rain is chunky or not. It’s chilly though!

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Welp, if there’s not even so much as chunky rain atop Burnaby Mountain, I think that scotches any chance I will see flakes today.

5°C and rainy here this morning, after an overnight low of 3. As I expected, the temperature actually rose a bit after the clouds rolled in.

Update: Just checked the SFU webcams and the rain definitely is chunky. Still wouldn’t think my chances are very good. Might have had some cautious optimism if the lawns and bark dust were getting whitened up there.

[arbetrader]

Snow up at SFU.

I looked at the webcams I don't see any snow there.. It's all green. I think it's too low. Perhaps some flakes but nothing sticking it's just not high enough.

[Glacier]

Snowing in the Okanagan valley bottom.

[wetcoast91]

Welp, if there’s not even so much as chunky rain atop Burnaby Mountain, I think that scotches any chance I will see flakes today.

5°C and rainy here this morning, after an overnight low of 3. As I expected, the temperature actually rose a bit after the clouds rolled in.

Update: Just checked the SFU webcams and the rain definitely is chunky. Still wouldn’t think my chances are very good. Might have had some cautious optimism if the lawns and bark dust were getting whitened up there.

Was snowing up there at 7:10am.

All rain below 600m now though. Just never got the cold rush of air ahead as the low was too weak.

[Pomoman]

Now that I can see better with the light of day I can confirm that within the thick fog is chunky rain mixed with sloppy second snowflakes. I definitely won’t be making any snowmen today.

[Glacier]

A bit snowy in Anahim Lake...

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[wetcoast91]

Now that I can see better with the light of day I can confirm that within the thick fog is chunky rain mixed with sloppy second snowflakes. I definitely won’t be making any snowmen today.

That is just rain mixed with drizzle.