Strong Winds Across Coastal BC

There were strong winds in British Columbia on Friday and Saturday thanks to an arctic front that moved through.

Here is a summary of wind information received by Environment & Climate Change Canada.

Summary of maximum wind gusts:

• Cathedral Point: 144 km/h

• Pam Rocks: 109 km/h

• Trial Lightstation: 107 km/h

• Race Rocks: 106 km/h

• Abbotsford Airport: 93 km/h

• Discovery Island: 85 km/h

• Squamish Spit: 83 km/h

• Squamish Airport: 82 km/h

• Saturna Island: 79 km/h

• Esquimalt Harbour: 75 km/h

• Victoria University: 74 km/h

• Victoria Gonzales: 74 km/h

• Victoria Int'l Airport: 69 km/h

• Victoria Harbour: 63 km/h

• Agassiz: 65 km/h

Based on ECCC Data