Month: April 2018
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Mostly Dry but Cloudy Monday — Nice the Rest of the Week!
There might be a slight drizzle in the air on and off on Monday but for the most part it should stay dry and cloudy all day today. Below is the cloud picture for the afternoon. The white is fairly dense cloud along the East side of the Island from Courtenay to Nanaimo and reaching…
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April Showers return on Saturday/Sunday but nice next week!
The fog is an indication the air mass has changed a bit since yesterday. However, we are still in for a very nice Friday as we head into the weekend. We got up to a high of 27.1ºC yesterday at Alberniweather. The Airport was just a tad hotter at 27.7ºC officially. That was hot enough…
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Lightning storms ARE the Best!
I try to keep my Council hat and Weather Hobbyist hat fairly separate, but I know there is some overlap…. so on Monday when I received the best thing I have ever received in my little mailbox at City Hall ever, and it included both weather and city stuff. Well, it was just the best.…
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It’s a Sun Dog or Parhelion – kind of morning!
Perfect morning this morning as I woke up to the birds at 5:15AM and plenty of light already in the sky. By 7:30AM a sundog, or properly known as a parhelion, had formed on the left side of the sun especially. That sundog is an indication of another wonderful warm day! Here’s what to expect…
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It’s Happening! Spring is Coming!!
I love graphs on even the worst days… but today I love graphs because this graph has something to love!! Ya, we gotta get through the next 18 hours or so as this latest bit of rain and coolness gets done but once it’s done tonight and overnight, then it’s nothing but cleaning skies and…