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A cross-country skier glides along the banks of the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Canadians across the country can look forward to a mild spring peppered with the odd winter flashback throughout the first part of the season, according to predictions from one prominent national forecaster. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Mild spring with some wintry blasts predicted for most of Canada: Weather Network

Weather Network is forecasting a slower than average start to spring in British Columbia

 

The Weather Network meteorologist Jaclyn Whittal, a new resident to Vernon, is part of a show called Storm Hunters on the network. She has been with TWN for nine years. (Jaclyn Whittal photo)

Weather Network meteorologist chases stories from Vernon home

Jaclyn Whittal, co-host of network’s Storm Hunters, moved to North Okanagan in 2020 with husband

 

Most of the Okanagan and Shuswap is receiving fresh snow on Feb. 6. (Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer)

Fresh snow falls on much of Okanagan and Shuswap

Travel advisories are in place for two Southern Interior highways.

 

Shubenacadie Sam looks around after emerging from his burrow at the wildlife park in Shubenacadie, N.S. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Sam saw his shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Canada’s weather-predicting groundhogs call for early spring

As usual, Shubenacadie Sam was the first groundhog in North America to make a prediction

Shubenacadie Sam looks around after emerging from his burrow at the wildlife park in Shubenacadie, N.S. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Sam saw his shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Fog is pictured shrouding the South Kelowna area Dec. 9 morning. (Phil McLachlan - Capital News)

PHOTOS: Dense fog shrouds Central Okanagan

Gallery: Looking out above a heavy blanket of fog covering the Kelowna-area this morning

Fog is pictured shrouding the South Kelowna area Dec. 9 morning. (Phil McLachlan - Capital News)
Smoke from wildfires burning in the U.S. obscures the view of downtown Vancouver, at a lookout at Cypress Provincial Park, in West Vancouver, B.C,, on Saturday, September 12, 2020. The World Air Quality Index, a non-profit that tracks air quality from monitoring stations around the world, rated Vancouver’s air quality as the second worst in the world Saturday. Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Lengthy, enjoyable fall ahead for most of Canada, Weather Network predicts

In B.C., warm conditions and the threat of wildfire smoke may remain in the picture for a few more weeks

Smoke from wildfires burning in the U.S. obscures the view of downtown Vancouver, at a lookout at Cypress Provincial Park, in West Vancouver, B.C,, on Saturday, September 12, 2020. The World Air Quality Index, a non-profit that tracks air quality from monitoring stations around the world, rated Vancouver’s air quality as the second worst in the world Saturday. Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
James Blacksmith said the windows on his vehicle were blown out by a tornado in Manitoba on Aug. 7 before it was tossed over and over again before landing on its roof. A first responder checks on an overturned vehicle at the scene where a tornado touched down, uprooting trees and overturning two vehicles near Virden, Man., in a Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, handout photo published to social media. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Wallace District Fire Department, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

‘Happy that I’m alive:’ Survivor recalls deadly Manitoba tornado hitting Jeep

Blacksmith spent four days being treated for a fractured vertebra, scrapes and bruises

James Blacksmith said the windows on his vehicle were blown out by a tornado in Manitoba on Aug. 7 before it was tossed over and over again before landing on its roof. A first responder checks on an overturned vehicle at the scene where a tornado touched down, uprooting trees and overturning two vehicles near Virden, Man., in a Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, handout photo published to social media. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Wallace District Fire Department, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Heavy rain in Okanagan results in slowest start to fire season in four years

Heavy rain in Okanagan results in slowest start to fire season in four years

119 hectares of land burned so far this year, compared to 991 ha in 2019, and 3,835 ha in 2018

Heavy rain in Okanagan results in slowest start to fire season in four years
(Black Press Media files)

Slow start to spring forecasted to lead to above average summer for B.C.: Weather Network

But June could be chillier than usual, forecasters say

(Black Press Media files)
Canadian snowpack gets thinner every decade: Environment Canada study

Canadian snowpack gets thinner every decade: Environment Canada study

Much of what used to come down as snow now happens as rain

Canadian snowpack gets thinner every decade: Environment Canada study
Sun forecast in Revelstoke area today. (File)

Sun for Revelstoke area today

Roads and weather for March 9

Sun forecast in Revelstoke area today. (File)
Temperatures in South Okanagan city reach record high

Temperatures in South Okanagan city reach record high

On March 3 temperatures reached record high of 16.1 C, beating previous record set in 2005

Temperatures in South Okanagan city reach record high
Environment Canada is calling for continued rain and snow in Revelstoke today. (Unsplash image - Gabriele Diwald)

Rain and snow to continue for Revelstoke area

Road and weather conditions for March 2

Environment Canada is calling for continued rain and snow in Revelstoke today. (Unsplash image - Gabriele Diwald)
Expect around 5 cm of snow in Revelstoke tonight. (Jocelyn Doll/Revelstoke Review)

Snow tonight in Revelstoke area

Roads and weather for Feb. 23

Expect around 5 cm of snow in Revelstoke tonight. (Jocelyn Doll/Revelstoke Review)
The line-up on Highway 1 by Griffin Lake as of 8:50 a.m. The highway is closed for avalanche control and scheduled to reopen at 9 a.m. (DriveBC)

Mix of snow and rain expected in Revelstoke today

Roads and weather conditions for Feb. 14

The line-up on Highway 1 by Griffin Lake as of 8:50 a.m. The highway is closed for avalanche control and scheduled to reopen at 9 a.m. (DriveBC)
More snow on the way. (Liam Harrap/Revelstoke Review)

Avalanche closure scheduled, more snow on the way

Roads and weather for Revelstoke Jan. 20

More snow on the way. (Liam Harrap/Revelstoke Review)