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August 2015 Summary and Outlook – Fire – Heat – Rain – Wind
So after a bit of delay due to the insanity of the start of the school year, here is the August 2015 Summary and Outlook for the next few months. August again was defined by fire, and I have compiled some interesting statistics on that front. Even though it still felt pretty hot and dry (we…
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Happy Labour Day! A very short visit from Ignacio. First day of school forecast.
I hate to disappoint you but we need not worry too much about the remnants of Ignacio. It looks like the remnant low (swirl below) will get dragged into Haida Gwaii Tuesday afternoon by the jetstream but won’t pack much rain with it. Vancouver Island will only see a few whisps of rain from that event…
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Chance of Thundershowers this afternoon before variable Salmon Festival Weekend
We will see some more rain before the end of the day. Notice the blue pockets of heavy rain in the image for 2-5PM above. There is some chance of thunderstorms as the unstable airmass has its way this afternoon. This is the picture 11AM-2PM showing some modest activity in the Valley. So we…
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Waves of showers through week drying by weekend
After all the excitement on the weekend, this will be a short post today in preparation for the August Summary. We will have showers on and off all week until Friday. It looks like we might clear up Saturday and Sunday which should make for a decent Labour Day weekend and beyond. Our total rainfall for…
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Rain begins again tonight – Historic August Storm Doesn’t Fill Creek
We might get a few showers during the day today but for the most part Sunday should stay dry. The rain begins again in the 8’clock hour this evening. As you can see, instead of the main thrust coming up from this south, tonight’s activity will come mainly from the West. The rain will be…
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