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Fog continues until Wednesday
We are in a pretty set pattern of inversion that continues to deliver fog for most of the Valley and bright clear skies above and outside the Valley. All thanks to the Jetstream flying far to the north of us. Expect this pattern to continue until Wednesday when the jet straightens out again and will…
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Last Total Lunar Eclipse before 2021 is tonight! Will the clouds clear!?
Tonight is the full moon. It is the first full moon of 2019. And it will feature a full lunar eclipse! Here is the visibility and the times (from earthsky). The Eclipse is very widely visbile. All of the Americas will see it. Times below are Pacific time. Partial umbral eclipse begins: 7:34 p.m.Total lunar…
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Bad Cell service? Blame the fog. It’s going away on Wednesday.
The inversion and resulting fog will continue today. It was zero visibility on some parts of Highway 4 near Whiskey Creek this morning so please drive carefully. Below is what the UWash model looks like when it is like this. Notice the very heavy cloud in the northern Strait of Georgia that extends quite far…
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Snow Contest Winners! Faye, Jean and Lydian! Wish a Happy Birthday to Theresa!
It’s official! We can finally declare winners for the 2018 First Snow Contest! I received a text from my expert co-CEO at Alberniweather (my wife Theresa) at 3:30PM on January 8, 2019. It had snowed since about 8AM in the morning and it took that long for it to start to accumulate! 1st PRIZE: FAYE…
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Snowfall Warning in effect. 10-20 possible. Also icy morning and maybe freezing rain. Winner on the way?
Update 6AM: the temp has popped up to 3°C but the windchill has us below zero still. The snowfall warning remains in effect. I expect it now to start as rain and then switch to snow but we will see. Yup, we have a snowfall warning! Below is the warning in full. I have more…
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