Author: Alberniweather Blog (Chris)
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Showers late Saturday morning then dry and warm. Burn ban, campfires only.
Outdoor Burn Ban in effect. Campfires only. It is April 15 and that means the outdoor burning ban of anything larger than a campfire goes into effect. If you are in the City of Port Alberni it is anticipated that this ban will now be permanent as the City has commited to outlawing all outdoor…
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Rain most of Tuesday – Showers Wednesday
It was raining when I walked out the door this morning at 6AM and it is likely to keep raining most of the day. We should receive around 32mm total by Wednesday morning. There will be a chance of showers on Wednesday but the accumulation will be much less, only 4mm. You’ll want to keep…
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March 2016 Summary – Plenty of Records but extremes moderate as El Niño wanes.
Above Average March in temperature. Normal to above normal for precipitation. A moderating outlook. The month was kind of bookended with records. We had an all time record high temperature set on February 25th and then we got a strong rainfall event that generated a flurry of short-term records starting March 1. At the end of the…
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Updated 10PM – Upper twenties “absolutely possible”? Current high altitude temps “Absolutely record breaking”
Update 10PM: We may not have got up to the 30°C, which would have been full on nuts. But: https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/718298985425989632 Update 1PM: It is currently a very pleasant 18ºC. Near a short term record but there is no way that we will reach 30ºC and 25ºC is doubtful as well. I am glad honestly… but…
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UWash model holds strong for up to 30°C on Thursday
I wanted to wait until this mornings model was out before I posted an update. The University of Washington weather model has been consitent for a week about the extreme heat starting Thursday. It is the outlier though, as oher models, including Environment Canada say the heat will peak on Friday and not be quite…