Sunday, January 12, 2020 ~ WEST SHORE
by Mary Brooke ~ West Shore Voice News
The Weather Network forecast for Victoria includes several days of snow… ranging from scattered flurries on Monday and Tuesday January 13 and 14, to light snow on Wednesday, snow on Thursday, and snow-rain on Friday. Back to rain by Saturday.
For Victoria, temperatures through the coming week are far below seasonal, at -5°C Monday, -7°C Tuesday, -4°C Wednesday, -1°C Thursday and not reaching above zero until Friday with a high of 2°C.
Pretty much the same for Langford where we will see snow as early as Sunday, with light snow and a few flurries for Monday/Tuesday with highs of -5°C and -7°C, snow for Wednesday and Thursday with highs of -5°C and -2°C, and a snow-rain mix by Friday with a high of 2°C. Much the same profile in the forecast for Colwood and Sooke.
With the wind chill factor, all those temperatures will feel even colder — as low as -13°C mid-week. Bundle up with layers, wear mittens or gloves and a hat or hood, give yourself plenty of time to get where you’re going, make sure your car has plenty of gas and your home is power-outage ready (including grocery supply and batteries for flashlights and electronics).
Shovel snow from the sidewalk in front of your home or business, and attend to walking surfaces with salt.