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May be final day of smoke-reduced temperatures. Smoke impacting Air Quality too.
We are forecast to reach 35 with a Humidex of 38, but that doesn’t take into account the smoky haze of the past few days. On Friday I asked around to see where the haze was coming from and got some interesting answers. Today we have awoken to haze again, so we might not see…
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Update – Heat Warning Issued — Hot week ahead – Fire Danger moving to Extreme
Update 5PM – Heat Warning Issued by Environment Canada Due to the expected long stretch of heat, EC has released a Heat Warning. Below are the details. 3:45 PM PDT Monday 23 July 2018 Heat Warning in effect for: Inland Vancouver Island Temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius are expected. Extended Spell of Summer Heat over…
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Updating…. Fire out Sproat Lake. Please send pictures and updates.
Latest updates at top start here. While i have your attention, if you want to know all about Firefighting contracts in B.C. check this out. Update 12PM Sunday – No new updates. BCWS still classes fire as New 1ha. Updated 7:30AM – Nothing new to report. Updated 9PM – Hwy 4 now open. BCWS has…
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Marine layer lies over Port ALBERNI – will burn off – Campfire Ban in effect noon Wednesday
Don’t let the layer of cloud fool you. We have had a slight shift in the pattern but that cloud is going to burn off later this morning and reveal more sunny skies and warm temperatures. Expect this pattern to repeat Thursday and Friday and then we should get back into straight clear sun on…
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Heat Warning issued – Fire Danger remaining High – Excellent CO2 thread
Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning for East Vancouver Island and Victoria but considering Inland Vancouver Island will be getting up to 35°C, the message applies here too even if the warning doesn’t. Here is their message. 4:50 AM PDT Monday 16 July 2018 Heat Warning in effect for: Greater Victoria The summertime heat…
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