Month: January 2010
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More of the same… except in the Arctic
It seem like no matter the larger weather pattern this year, it’s all pretty much the same for us here in BC. El Nino just brought historic storms to the entire state of California complete with tornados and destructive rain plus more wind and rain to Arizona and into New Mexico. And once that dies…
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Very Low Barometer… windy tonight
(Update: Did I call it? 😉 Wind Warning now issued for all of Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland… look for the barometer to head towards 97kpa. The closer it gets, the stronger shot we will receive. Up to 80kph) You might have noticed the barometer value up top is in the yellow. That generally means…
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El Nino is finally coming
UPDATE: Flood Watch Ended for Port Alberni thanks to cooler temps/snow in mountains — But Flood Warning for Cowichan Valley issued (details here) As Jeff Masters at WUnderground and many other weather bloggers have said… this year hasn’t been your typical El Nino year in North America. Why? Because we had an exceptionally negative Arctic…
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Major Rain Storm on the way! (little wind too)
100 to 200mm of rain expected between this evening and through Monday. That’s faster than what we had in November, so be prepared for flooding in your basement. There will also be some wind, but it doesn’t look to strong right now. Keep updated though. We will be redirecting our downspout to the backyard so…
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The rain *is* coming… and other weather news.
So it’s really been a fairly boring start to 2010 so far. Especially considering what we went last year, this year just seems downright normal! (It actually feels pretty normal to me, this is what I remember winters being like growing up). But, do not despair last week the models were saying we’d get a…