Tag: cold

Polar vortex January 2024, the view from my window

January 15, 2024

There was a polar vortex over most of western North America for the past few days, with temperatures in Kitimat from -16 C with windchills as much as -30 at times. I did not venture out into the cold. All the photographs were taken from my upstairs bedroom with my Samsung Android S23, with the […]

Columns of sea smoke rise from Kitimat harbour

Sea smoke at Kitimat on a frigid Jan. 19, 2012

January 19, 2012

Thursday January 19, 2012 was a frigid day in Kitimat, BC. It was -23 C with a windchill of -38. The warm fresh water from the Kitimat River, flowing into the harbour, was caught between the cold ocean water in the harbour and the frigid air, creating the sea smoke.   Sea smoke usually hugs […]