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Fall is coming… in the form of rain on the West Coast and Alberni Valley!
It’s September 1st. The first day of Meteorological fall! First post in quite awhile as well. 🙂 I’m going to try out some quick posts to see if I can get back into the habit. Here’s the view of the next couple days. According to these maps from UWash you can expect rain to start…
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Climate Change in Port Alberni – 2026 Edition – For AVTTS “When Smoke Clears” event on Wildfire Risks and Mitigation
(Updated May 26 – post meeting) On May 20, 2026 I was on a panel at the forum hosted by Alberni Valley Transition Town Society titled “When Smoke Clears: Wildfire Risks and Mitigation”. This is in response to the Alberni Inlet (Mt. Underwood) wildfire last year and other nearby wildfires of late. There were representatives…
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Condolences for Evan – The Hammer – Hammond – A Professional
I moved back with my family to Port Alberni in 2005 and started commuting to work in Nanaimo at that time. Evan Hammond started his work at the Peak just a year or two year before, so I’ve heard him on my morning commute ever since I came back. I also bought the technology for…
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Snow for Christmas? Unlikely – but it will be around!
Expect cooler temperatures – Possible showers or flurries The forecast gives it away by putting “showers” or “rain” before “flurries” or “snow”. If that switches then you’ll know Environment Canada gives a better chance for white stuff. But for now it looks like we are just not quite cold enough for snow to be a…
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The Atmospheric River misses us again – thankfully – looking to Sunday – Alexa Skill and text Forecast upgrades.
Washington State and Fraser Valley get of it. This is a good reminder that the Pacific Northwest is a large area encompassing Southern Alaska, BC, Washington, and Oregon and even Northern California when it comes to places where “Atmospheric Rivers” from the Northeast Pacific can be felt. As you can see by the red and…
Watching the Port Alberni Weather since 2005