Weather

The Prairie View trail near Barrier Lake in Kananaskis Country, Alta., is shown on Sunday, Nov.2, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel

No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises worry over groundwater levels

About 600,000 Albertans depend on groundwater

The Prairie View trail near Barrier Lake in Kananaskis Country, Alta., is shown on Sunday, Nov.2, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel
Migrants pick up clothes as mutual aid groups distribute food and clothes under cold weather near the Migrant Assistance Center at St. Brigid Elementary School, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower U.S., causing dozens of deaths

Temperatures dropping below zero as far south as Texas and Florida

Migrants pick up clothes as mutual aid groups distribute food and clothes under cold weather near the Migrant Assistance Center at St. Brigid Elementary School, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Mail delivery has been suspended on Vancouver Island and the City of Vancouver for Wed, Jan. 17 due to snow. (Photo by Canada Post)

Canada Post suspends delivery on Island, Metro Vancouver due to weather

Vancouver Island, Vancouver under red alert

  • Jan 17, 2024
Mail delivery has been suspended on Vancouver Island and the City of Vancouver for Wed, Jan. 17 due to snow. (Photo by Canada Post)
Snow is expected to continue to fall through to early this evening (Jan. 17) in the Lower Mainland, with schools closed throughout the region./City of Mission Photo

Snow continues to fall in Lower Mainland as schools close

Weather warning from Environment Canada remains in effect with snow expected until early evening

Snow is expected to continue to fall through to early this evening (Jan. 17) in the Lower Mainland, with schools closed throughout the region./City of Mission Photo
An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo

Morning wind chill exceeds -20 C in Lower Mainland; weather warning remains

Frigid temperatures expected to stay until at least Saturday afternoon, Environment Canada says

An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada remains in effect on Friday (Jan. 12) with cold weather hitting the Lower Mainland. /Pixabay Photo
An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada is in effect for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with wind chill values expected to reach -20 C from tonight (Jan. 11) to Saturday (Jan. 13). /Pixabay Photo

Wind chill expected to dip to -20 C for Lower Mainland this weekend

Environment Canada releases arctic outlfow warning for Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver

An arctic outflow warning from Environment Canada is in effect for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with wind chill values expected to reach -20 C from tonight (Jan. 11) to Saturday (Jan. 13). /Pixabay Photo
Waves wash over Dallas Road and storm watchers in Victoria on Jan. 9. Wind and waves prompted the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority to close both upper and lower paths of The Breakwater. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

VIDEO: Storm surge closes Greater Victoria roads, trails, breakwater

Gale-force winds, storm surge and seasonably high tides fling waves on shore

Waves wash over Dallas Road and storm watchers in Victoria on Jan. 9. Wind and waves prompted the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority to close both upper and lower paths of The Breakwater. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Strong winds whip up waves as a woman and man walk along the beach at English Bay in Vancouver, on Sunday May 5, 2019. Environment Canada is warning of gale-force winds in the Lower Mainland Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Gale-force winds, high tides expected in Metro Vancouver

Environment Canada warns flooding is possible along exposed shorelines in low-lying areas

Strong winds whip up waves as a woman and man walk along the beach at English Bay in Vancouver, on Sunday May 5, 2019. Environment Canada is warning of gale-force winds in the Lower Mainland Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The slopes are bare near the base of Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C., on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. British Columbians basked in a balmy December to wrap up 2023, but it wasn’t quite warm enough to break temperature records. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Dry, warm B.C. December sets records in parts of the province

Warm weather standard set or tied in Vancouver, Victoria, Comox, Campbell River and Abbotsford

The slopes are bare near the base of Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C., on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. British Columbians basked in a balmy December to wrap up 2023, but it wasn’t quite warm enough to break temperature records. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
An ice-free Williams Lake and snow-free shoreline make for fall-like conditions on Dec. 28, 2023. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Warm weather, lack of snow wreaks havoc on some B.C. ski hills

In Whistler, there was no snow on the ground Christmas Day, compared to 40 cm last Christmas

An ice-free Williams Lake and snow-free shoreline make for fall-like conditions on Dec. 28, 2023. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Canada's chief climatologist says if you don't already have it, the song is the only white Christmas you're likely to get this year. A golfer walks a cart path while playing a round at the Shaganappi Point golf course in Calgary, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Green Christmas expected for much of Canada as El Nino settles in

Environment Canada says most of the country has been unusually dry and warm

Canada's chief climatologist says if you don't already have it, the song is the only white Christmas you're likely to get this year. A golfer walks a cart path while playing a round at the Shaganappi Point golf course in Calgary, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Children hit the sledding hill off Mills Road in North Saanich near Victoria International Airport after a late-December snowfall in 2021. (Black Press Media file photo)

Dreaming of a white B.C. Christmas? Here’s what history tells us

Predictably, Environment Canada says snow is far more likely in Prince George than Victoria

Children hit the sledding hill off Mills Road in North Saanich near Victoria International Airport after a late-December snowfall in 2021. (Black Press Media file photo)
Environment Canada, on Dec. 9, 2023 has put out a couple of snowfall warnings for regions of the province, specifically higher terrain around inland and east Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver. (Lauren Collins)

B.C. braces for winter weather, with windstorms on north coast

Up to 10 centimetres expected in several regions of the province

Environment Canada, on Dec. 9, 2023 has put out a couple of snowfall warnings for regions of the province, specifically higher terrain around inland and east Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver. (Lauren Collins)
A man rides his bike in the snow at 152nd Street and 64th Avenue in Surrey in January of 2020. (Photo: Lauren Collins)

Snow on the way for Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland

Inland sections of the Island could see up to 10 cm, but 2-4 cm in Metro Vancouver

A man rides his bike in the snow at 152nd Street and 64th Avenue in Surrey in January of 2020. (Photo: Lauren Collins)
Snow-covered cattle stand in a pasture near Didsbury, Alta. on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Many in Western Canada may not get a white Christmas this year as El Niño will bring warmer temperatures and below-normal snowfall to the region, according to The Weather Network’s forecast for the next three months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

El Nino-fuelled warm start to winter could change: Weather Network

Brown Christmas appears likely for B.C. ,with drier weather puncuated by a few downpours

Snow-covered cattle stand in a pasture near Didsbury, Alta. on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Many in Western Canada may not get a white Christmas this year as El Niño will bring warmer temperatures and below-normal snowfall to the region, according to The Weather Network’s forecast for the next three months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Environment Canada says a “vigorous frontal system” expected to cross British Columbia’s south coast is bringing with it heavy rain and wind for some regions of the province, and snow for others, until at least Saturday. A man carrying an umbrella walks through a light tunnel installation during the Lumiere Festival as rain falls in Vancouver,, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. bracing for weekend of ‘vigorous’ rain and snow

Multiple warnings out across the province for wind, rain and snow

Environment Canada says a “vigorous frontal system” expected to cross British Columbia’s south coast is bringing with it heavy rain and wind for some regions of the province, and snow for others, until at least Saturday. A man carrying an umbrella walks through a light tunnel installation during the Lumiere Festival as rain falls in Vancouver,, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Firefighters and scuba divers search for bodies near sunken boats at a yacht club in Acapulco, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, following Hurricane Otis. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues

At least 48 people died when Category 5 Hurricane Otis slammed into…

Firefighters and scuba divers search for bodies near sunken boats at a yacht club in Acapulco, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, following Hurricane Otis. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A tourist rides a horse at a beach in Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Hurricane Otis has strengthened from tropical storm to a major hurricane in a matter of hours as it approaches Mexico’s southern Pacific coast where it was forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bernardino Hernandez)

Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering Acapulco

Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category…

A tourist rides a horse at a beach in Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Hurricane Otis has strengthened from tropical storm to a major hurricane in a matter of hours as it approaches Mexico’s southern Pacific coast where it was forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bernardino Hernandez)
Rain forms a puddle in a field of grass. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

B.C. coast bracing for heavy winds, buckets of rain

Streamflow advisory posted for some areas, wind warnings of up to 110 km/h

Rain forms a puddle in a field of grass. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Temperature records were set across B.C. over the 2023 Thanksgiving long weekend. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. breaks 19 daily temperature records over Thanksgiving weekend

Lytton saw the hottest temperature at 29.6 C

Temperature records were set across B.C. over the 2023 Thanksgiving long weekend. (Black Press Media file photo)