British Columbia - Canada   2026-01-01   Thursday   49.18N, -123.97W

Nanaimo

British Columbia - Canada
2026-01-01

yellow advisory - fog - in effect

Issue date: 2025-12-31T23:41+00:00

Near zero visibility in fog is expected.What: Areas of fog reducing visibility to near zero.Where: East Vancouver Island, and Sunshine CoastWhen: Now until Thursday morning.Remarks: A ridge of high pressure has settled over Vancouver Island. Cool, humid marine air is trapped under a warm, stagnant airmass aloft. This will result in areas of dense fog for East Vancouver Island, and the Sunshine Coast tonight. Conditions are expected to improve Thursday morning when temperatures start rising and mixing near the surface helps the fog to dissipate.###Travel will likely be hazardous in some locations. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced at times.Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.