• 11 degrees on Sunday! Hour forward Saturday night. Rain/snow possible Monday.

    A short post today. There is a little skiff of snow on the road here in Parksville as I ride on the bus. Skies were a little clearer in Port Alberni and no hint of white stuff. Skies should clear a little more across the Island today and we should end up with a very…

  • February 2019 Summary – A long cold month

    The Alberniweather and Alberni Valley Climate Summary for February 2019 Catching up on this month… this post was actually written January 7 2020 but is back-dated so it makes sense in the grand scheme of things. ๐Ÿ™‚ This month was notable for its long cold stretches. It was in fact quite a cold month with…

  • Alberni airport lowest since 1995 this morning. Chance of flurry Thursday.

    Only tiny chance of it sticking at lower elevations. Donโ€™t get too excited by the mention of flurries in the forecast. The models have a very meager bit of moisture coming in off the Pacific starting overnight and through Thursday. The model does not have any moisture falling at low elevations before 4PM Thursday. Precipitation,…

  • The driest and warmest place in Canada (today) is Tofino.

    This wasn’t my idea. I was inspired to write this after reading Cliff Mass’s blog today of the same sort about Seattle. So credit where credit is due! Fun fact: Port Alberni and Tofino and other Island locations are among the driest places in North America today. After reading that Seattle had the driest air…

  • Clear and cold through Wednesday, snow possible Thursday and Friday

    Hello sunshine! Our first full week of meteorological spring is upon us as we march toward daylight savings time this weekend and astronomical spring and the Vernal Equinox on March 20 at 2:58PM(PDT). It will be clear and sunny for the next couple days but it will feel cold in the mornings. That cold will…