November weather was anything but typical
By Nelson Daily Staff
November weather was anything but typical, according to meteorologist Ron Lakeman at Southeast Fire Weather Centre.
“Not typical of November was the blocking ridge of high pressure which allowed for a lack of precipitation and, at times, fairly clear skies from the 20th through the 28th,” Lakeman said in his monthly weather report.
“The clear and dry conditions produced unseasonably cold temperatures for few days,” Lakeman added.
The West Kootenay region did experience its fair share of moisture in November with both rain and snow at times.
The main storm cycles rode through the region during the first week of November and between the 15th and 19th.
But a high pressure system made for clear, dry conditions, which produced unseasonably cold temperatures for a few days — the coldest, a chilly -10.8 degrees recorded during the early morning of November 22nd.
Valley cloud closed in on the region for the next week, which led to moderate temperatures before a more typical Pacific storm returned occasional rain and wet snow during the final days of November.
Lakeman said temperatures during the month averaged out to be very near normal with precipitation 91 percent of normal, slightly lower than normal due to a lack of snow.
The only record during the month was the mean maximum temperature (the warmest average temperature) of 6.6 degrees on November 19th.
Following the weekend winter storms, a high-pressure system from the north is tracking over the province of BC, bringing with it cold temperatures.
Sunshine is in the forecast with temperatures progressively getting colder and lows of minus-10-11 degrees Celsius expected by the weekend.
