Author: Alberniweather Blog (Chris)
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Rainy Weekend but there are breaks.
The boffins at University of Washington have worked out the initial bugs and returned to the expanded high resolution forecasts. The message for the weekend? Grab an umbrella, or stoke up the (seasoned, dry) wood on the fire. It will be wet. Friday won’t be bad. Only a chance of a shower in the 2-3PM hour.…
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Showers this morning then off and on all week — but snow on Mountains?
The heavy rain is gone but it’s not completely dry. We can expect a (comparatively) weak system to come through this morning with rain. No large accumulations in our area. We should see some breaks in the clouds as well. A pleasant, if cool, fall day. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all look decent but still…
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Update 9PM Rainfall Warning Ended — Rain to end around 7PM Sunday – Rain and Flood Warning remains
Rainfall Warning Ended. Flood warning remains. Quick update. 4PM-7PM Picture below shows the strongest amount of rain of the day. So only a couple hours left. 16 mm in those three hours. The Satellite picture of half hour ago shows the back of the front sliding down the island. Between 7-10PM the model shows the…
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One more storm to go – and Testing 360° Webcam
We will dry out a bit Saturday as the rain moves away and the wind picks up behind the front. We might get gusts up to 50kph. While we wait for the next system take a look at the new live webcam. Right now it is living in my upstairs bedroom window but if I…
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UPDATE 10AM – RAINFALL WARNING Continues – Second 50-100 year flood in 2 years possible Sunday/Monday – But there is Hope!
Update 10AM Friday – Rainfall Warning Continues. 4:50 AM PST Friday 11 November 2016 Rainfall warning in effect for: Further rainfall amounts from this event are expected to range between 60 and 90 mm on the west coast of Vancouver Island and to approach 50 mm through the inland valleys. Even higher amounts in excess of…