• Possible Afternoon Showers and Thunder. Rainy weekend ahead!

    Possible Afternoon Showers and Thunder. Rainy weekend ahead!

    It has been a pretty quiet few months really, so the next few days might seem surprisingly active in comparison.  Click through and check it all out! Possible Thunderstorm Thursday Here is the 24hour rainfall map from Thursday 5AM to Friday 5AM. You can see rain focused on the Alberni Valley and the East Coast of…

  • Variable week – Thursday Thunder – The Arctic Breaks up Fast and Early

    Variable week – Thursday Thunder – The Arctic Breaks up Fast and Early

    It will be mostly cloudy and dry this week but it should stay pleasantly warm.  We should get some sunny breaks this afternoon and then back to cloud Wednesday. On Thursday things get a little more interesting as there appears to be a chance for some thunderstorms in the afternoon. The first indication is afternoon…

  • May Long Weekend Forecast

    May Long Weekend Forecast

    Well here we go with the 2016 May long weekend forecast!  Apologies for the lack of updates this week as I have been at a conference. There will be some showers today (Thursday) but lets focus on the weekend! Friday – Showers in Afternoon, ending before Sunday Showers will start first on the South Island…

  • Cool, cloudy week ahead.  More showery towards May Long.

    Cool, cloudy week ahead. More showery towards May Long.

    The next week is quite cool and cloudy compared to what we have had over the past while and that includes the May Long Weekend. Here is a first look at the long weekend day by day. Friday: Friday is cool in the afternoon but the 24hour rain chart shows it might be the soggiest.  Get…

  • Wildfire centre bans all fires larger than campfires starting at Noon

    Wildfire centre bans all fires larger than campfires starting at Noon

    The BC Wildfire Service announced a ban on all Category 2 fires starting at noon Friday.  See the image below to see their categories. This means anything larger than a campfire is restricted in the Coastal fire centre except the Fog Zone on the West Coast (purple below). This is the same type of ban as is…