The Weatherhood station at the Peak is indicating that the weekend weather for Friday, May 10, through to Sunday, May 12, will be sunny and warm, with temperatures well above 20 degrees Celsius during the daytime. Folks may be celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday, May 11, by spending time outdoors on qathet region beaches and trails.
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Snow Survey Program has released snow survey data as of May 1. The data collected is from 90 manual snow courses and 108 automated snow weather stations around the province.
According to the data, the provincial snowpack is extremely low, averaging 66 per cent of normal across BC.
"Last year, the provincial average was 91 per cent," the report indicated. "The May 1 survey provides insight into possible late
season snow accumulation, the timing of snowmelt onset, and whether melt is early, late or following seasonal patterns."
The survey warned that low snowpack and seasonal runoff forecasts, combined with warm seasonal weather forecasts and lingering impacts from ongoing drought are creating significantly elevated drought hazards for this upcoming spring and summer.
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