Month: August 2012

  • 152 year Blue Moon over the Salmon Fest fireworks!

    It’s going to be a beautiful weekend! Just a quick update before you head off to the fireworks! (9PM Victoria Quay) As you are waiting for the fireworks to start, check out the Blue moon! Ok, it won’t actually be blue, but it is called that, for reasons unknown, because it’s the 2nd full moon…

  • Chance of thunder tonight then a sunny dry weekend

    As there was in Nanaimo a couple days ago, there will be another shot at some thunderstorm activity tonight as we clear out the last of the clouds that have brought us showers the last few days. Once it’s all done though tonight it should start to clear and tomorrow should be warm and sunny…

  • Some showers then brightening for the weekend

    The next few days hold plenty of chance for showers and rain. It will feel a lot like fall! Thankfully, by the weekend it should clear up and get warmer again and stay dry, but cool in the mornings, for at least a week. I will have a wrap up of the month of August…

  • A warm one… And the Big One falls.

    Short update today!  It’s going to be a pleasant and warm weekend! 25C today. 23C tomorrow.  Cool in the morning though. The fire danger remains high or extreme though so please keep the fires down and be careful.  The bush is tinder dry.  The good news is there have been very few human caused fires.…

  • Where’s my jacket? And Arctic news

    So apparently I should have found my jacket this morning and maybe worn some socks and runners cuz the bus is freezing! It’s around 10C with some clouds across the Island this morning. We can expect a decent warm day but I think it’s safe to say now that our hot hot heat is done…