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Winter chill: El Nino takes a break as arctic air hits Vancouver Island

Winter weather conditions can quickly become dangerous with little or no warning
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Thursday’s deep chill could bring just about any winter weather. (Black Press Media file photo)

Vancouver Island’s record-breaking December run of warm weather is taking a break for the first blast of winter of the year this week.

“Even in an El Nino year you’re going to see moments where the non-typical El Nino weather can dominate, that’s certainly true in the next week to 10 days,” Armel Castellan, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada told Black Press Media.

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