Winter Weather Statement
Severe Weather Bulletin issued by Environment Canada at 9:23 am CST Sunday 22 November 2009. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Warnings in effect for the Kivalliq area of Nunavut... Winter Storm Warning for: Arviat Rankin Region Including Whale Cove Chesterfield Inlet. Strong wind, snow and blowing snow today and tonight. This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==Discussion== a low pressure system over northeastern Manitoba will give near blizzard conditions to the Kivalliq coast today and tonight. Heavy snow and strong easterly winds with gusts up to 90 km/h will persist in Arviat and Whale Cove today and through most of tonight. The strong winds and snowfall will combine to give near zero visibility at times in blowing snow. These regions will also see freezing drizzle and total snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 cm with this storm. Further north, Rankin and Chesterfield inlets will also see snow, but likely a total of 5 to 10 cm. However, strong northeast winds with gusts to 90 km/h will still produce poor visibility in blowing snow at times today and tonight. Please refer to the latest public forecasts for further details. End
National Weather Service:
Winter Weather Statement
Whale Cove, Nunavut
Current Conditions
23 °F
Blowing Snow
38 mph
from the East
19 °F
29.59 in
4 °F
86%
3.0 miles
Whale Cove, CA
Updated — 9:00 AM CST on November 22, 2009
Locations Nearby:
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Whale Cove
23 °F - Blowing Snow
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Rankin Inlet
12 °F - Light Snow Blowing Snow
Forecast for Whale Cove
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Winter Storm Warning in effect
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Today
Snow and blowing snow. Amount 5 cm(2.0 in). Wind east 60 km/h (37 mph) gusting to 80 km/h (50 mph). High -8C(17F). Wind chill -27.
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Tonight
Snow and blowing snow. Amount 2 cm(0.8 in). Wind northeast 60 km/h (37 mph) gusting to 80 km/h (50 mph). Low -9C(15F).
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Monday
Clearing in the afternoon. Local blowing snow in the morning. Wind north 40 km/h (25 mph) gusting to 60 km/h (37 mph) diminishing to 20 km/h (12 mph) near noon. Temperature falling to -16C(3F) in the afternoon. Wind chill -25.
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Tuesday
Sunny. Low -15C(5F). High -13C(8F).
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Wednesday
Sunny. Low -22C(-8F). High -12C(10F).
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Thursday
Sunny. Low -21C(-6F). High -8C(17F).
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Friday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low -15C(5F). High -11C(12F).
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Saturday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low -14C(6F). High -11C(12F). Normals for the period low -25C(-13F). High -17C(1F).
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Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2009.
