It looks like my area and quite a few others in BC are going to get a sudden severe cold period starting Monday and lasting at least a week. Now is the time to prepare for that. Since our snow has melted in most areas, there is no protection other than fallen leaves for plants. Extra coverage inside greenhouses. Make sure your livestock waterers are checked everyday. Don't take the wraps off your bees. Do what you can to insulate water pipes if you had problems during the last cold period. Check your firewood supply, make sure your chimney is in good shape especially if you've been burning wood that is not fully seasoned. Be prepared in case some unrelated thing interrupts your power. If you rely solely on electricity for heating and cooking, even a short power outage is misery in deeply cold temps, so have alternatives. Continue to practice situational awareness. Keep in eye on your neighbourhood and help where it's needed.

#Prepping #Preparedness #ArcticOutflow #StillWinter #homesteading

Icicles in the Pacific Northwest? A rare #solstice event. Sensitive content warning won’t toggle off, so…#arcticoutflow #winter #stormcoming

Roads are ice rinks this morning, folks. Stay home if you can. #yyj #ArcticOutflow

We don't get much icicle weather in #Vancouver but it sure is cold tonight.

#cold #ArcticOutflow #icicles

We don't get much icicle weather in #Vancouver but it sure is cold tonight.

#cold #ArcticOutflow #icicles

What an wild night of weather in #BC’s #FraserValley with #blizzard-like whiteout conditions… semi trucks pulled over to the side of WB #BCHwy1 as police & highways recommended people avoid the route. This video at 4am today by the Whatcom Rd interchange in #Abbotsford 70km E of #Vancouver

#ShareYourWeather #BCwx #YVRwx #BCsnow #BCcold #ArcticOutflow #BCstorm