Author: Alberniweather

  • Olympic Weekend Forecast – Rain but maybe Snow

    No snow for here, but maybe some snow for where it counts for those poor skiers plying their trade on hay bales and fake stuff. Todays rain will be steady, but not overly drenching. It is also at least a little on the cool side, so hopefully that means snow for the mountains and no…

  • God: One Wind and Rain Storm for the Olympics please

    Come on, admit it. You’re secretly wishing for it aren’t you 😉 Welcome to Vancouver, Need an Umbrella? 😀 UPDATE: This is getting a little more serious now. As of this morning (Monday) the GFS has increased its estimate up to 210mm Thursday through Sunday. With the largest amounts coming Friday night and Sunday morning.…

  • A bit of a snore

    The past couple weeks haven’t exactly been a rip roaring time as far as weather goes. That’s probably something to be happy about I guess… really… but as my wife reminds me now and again, it would be nice to at least see a *little* snow this winter? Sorry folks, it just doesn’t look like…

  • More of the same… except in the Arctic

    It seem like no matter the larger weather pattern this year, it’s all pretty much the same for us here in BC. El Nino just brought historic storms to the entire state of California complete with tornados and destructive rain plus more wind and rain to Arizona and into New Mexico. And once that dies…

  • Very Low Barometer… windy tonight

    (Update: Did I call it? 😉 Wind Warning now issued for all of Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland… look for the barometer to head towards 97kpa. The closer it gets, the stronger shot we will receive. Up to 80kph) You might have noticed the barometer value up top is in the yellow. That generally means…