Expect more snow to hit the area this afternoon (Thursday, Jan. 18).
A pacific low-pressure system combined with cold outflow winds is anticipated to produce 10-20 cm of snow over Northern Vancouver Island beginning this afternoon and becoming heavier throughout this evening before transitioning into rain Friday morning.
Mainroad North Island, the cotractor providing highway clearing services in the region, issued a notice saying rapidly accumulating snowfall can make travel and visibility difficulty at times, be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions.
Mainroad crews will be patrolling all service area highways and applying winter materials where appropriate until the event passes and roadways are clear and back to normal.
If you see an issue on North Island highways, report it to 1-877-215-7122.
The Campbell River area weathered a moderate snowfall on Wednesday, Jan. 17 and can expect up to 10 cm of snow this afternoon, according to Environment Canada.
But the Jan. 17 snowfall didn’t set any records. The greatest snowfall on record (between 1965 and 2023) was 25 cm. which fell in 2020. The most snowfall on the ground (between 1981 and 2024) was 29 cm. which accumulated in 1993.
The lowest temperature recorded on Jan. 17 was minus 17.8 in 1969 and highest remperatur eon that date was 10.6 degrees in 1977. Jan. 17, 2024’s lowest temperature was minus five at 7 p.m. and the high or the day was two degrees around 2 p.m.
