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Mild weather so far in qathet, but colder temperatures will hit

Deep freeze of last year not in the forecast

Although the weekend weather temperature was pleasant enough, considering it's the winter season in qathet, Weatherhood is forecasting chillier weather throughout the third week of January. Today, Monday, January 13, will be a chilly four degrees Celsius in the daytime, with sun and cloud, but will dip to zero overnight.

On Tuesday, January 14, it will be five degrees in the afternoon with no rain, and two degrees overnight. Wednesday, January 15 will be a little warmer at seven degrees in the daytime, with clouds. Four millimetres of rain is in the forecast for Thursday, January 16, but the sun will be back for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with daytime temperatures between three and five degrees. Weekend nighttime temperatures are predicted to dip below zero; minus eight degrees on Sunday evening.

The Powell River Garden Club is back with its first meeting of the year for its members, on Tuesday, January 28 at 7:00 pm

at the Cranberry Seniors Centre. The club meets the fourth Tuesday of the month to swap tips and learn about all things gardening in the qathet region. There will be a Zoom presentation by Linda A. Gilkeson of West Coast Gardening, as she presents: Resilient Gardens for a Changing Climate. To learn more about the club, go to 

powellrivergardenclub.com/resources/.


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