Author: Alberniweather Blog (Chris)
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And it’s done: #SummerinApril recap – Weekend Forecast
Addition I just learned that we actually had a pretty good Thunderstorm last night too. I wear ear plugs often to bed so I totally missed it 🙁 Booo-urns. I am told it featured some strong winds too, which explains why we got gusts to 50kph just after 2AM last night. I guess it was a…
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One final, and hottest, day.
A short update today. The high cloud that kept our temperature slightly down most of the day yesterday has now exited. The sun will rise over the mountain today and deliver blistering heat (for April) that will rival anything Port Alberni has experienced in the past 100 years. The all time all station record is…
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Two more hot days. Fires in North. Floods in South. Why is this happening?
There were literally dozens of records set yesterday in BC. Too many to list. Once again our micro climates in the Valley made for a little more complicated picture but as we all know, and is born out in all the historical data the city and Inlet is generally hotter than the Valley areas. While…
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Scorching April heat will break multiple day records for 2nd straight year and challenge hottest ever.
Update 2PM – Morning model run moderates The morning UWash model run was a little warmer for this afternoon… up to 26ºC. We’ll see if we get there. The Airport has blown through last years record and is currently at 25ºC. It will not get past the all time 28ºC record. The UWash model is…
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Ring of Fire strikes again. Ecuador 7.7M. No Tsunami Threat. Sea Level Changes Possible
Another major quake has struck, this time in Ecuador. Click the image to head to the USGS page. The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami warning centre says: NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE. SOME OF THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING SEA LEVEL CHANGES. I will post an update…