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UPDATED 5:30PM SATURDAY : Hour by Hour Thunder in the Valley and Shaker forecast!
UPDATE 5:30PM: The forecast has cleared for Sunday!! We are still expected to get showers starting at 6 or 7PM Saturday, however, the new forecast model has made almost all the showers go away before 7AM Sunday! There are some showers near the hills but other than that, Port Alberni and the Alberni Valley look…
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Regular updates are back! Thunder in the Valley Forecast! Good Saturday, Iffy Sunday!
While I got home from vacation last Tuesday, this is the first day I am back on the bus ? to work! So that means I have my normal time slot for Alberniweather blogging back! 🙂 For better or worse, the weather has not changed much since last week mainly due to the strong ridge of…
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Smoke Advisories expanded to Port Alberni, most Vancouver Island
Quick update to pass along the just released smoke advisory now including Inland Vancouver Island. Click through to see it. You can download it in full here. 2017-08-04 Smoky Skies Bulletin Amended Vancouver Island
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Smoke not enough to prevent 117 year temperature record set in Port Alberni
https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/893353208927592448 It’s going to be hot again today, and the Air Quality isn’t great either. You can see the current Air Quality numbers at bcairquality.ca Notice the very high Air Quality Health Index numbers in the Lower Mainland and Victoria in red. It is not quite as bad on the Mid Island but our station…
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Extreme Heat may depend on Smoke Cover
We landed in Vancouver at 11:35 and it was only 23°C at YVR even though the forecast was for 30°C temperatures. Looks like the culprit was smoke blowing out from the Interior. Check out the latest MODIS satellite picture. Notice the plume of smoke is not quite reaching Port Alberni, where the temperature right now…
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