Month: July 2018
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Heat Warning issued – Fire Danger remaining High – Excellent CO2 thread
Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning for East Vancouver Island and Victoria but considering Inland Vancouver Island will be getting up to 35°C, the message applies here too even if the warning doesn’t. Here is their message. 4:50 AM PDT Monday 16 July 2018 Heat Warning in effect for: Greater Victoria The summertime heat…
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Multiple fires break out on Island – Mt. Benson most dangerous.
There are a number of fires burning. All likely to be human caused. The most dangerous looks like one at the base of Mt. Benson. I will post updates on the blog as I see them so make sure you click through to the website.
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The Heat is Here! And it is here to stay…. fire risk rising.
I wanted to wait until the morning long range model was complete before posting an update so we could see the full picture for the next week. It confirms what Environment Canada’s very simple forecast says. There is nothing but Sun and Heat in the forecast from now through Tuesday next week! On the ultra…
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Beautiful week ahead!
A summer high pressure zone is building in and we are about to move into our first real spell of beautiful, sunny and hot weather of the summer! Monday evening will still feature some showers as rain quickly slides through. Expect the rain in the 5-8PM timeframe. It should clear out pretty quickly though and…
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Showers are here thunder on the way?
The forecasts all had the possibility of thunderstorms today. Here is the latest radar from the excellent Storm Radar app. Showers are just starting. There is some lightning up on the north Island and that is where most of the threat is today. Click the image to see the latest strikes. Stay tuned, might be…