The chance of showers is receding again.  Yesterday parts of the Valley got a nice shower from a convective bunch of clouds that built in the far reaches ofnthe Valley. It only provided a few sprinkles in town that did not register on the rain gauge. Similarly, the airport just got a trace. The fire danger…

Even though we had a very refreshing weekend with 9mm falling at Alberniweather (Saturday only) and almost 17mm at the Airport (16 Saturday and 1 Sunday) we are now moving to Stage 2 water restrictions and our fire danger rating will creep back up as things quickly dry out again. Stage 2 Water Restrictions Start Today (Monday) The…

Just heard the Mars will be doing test flights and drops starting in the next 30 minutes (11AMish) Update: 9:45AM Air/Smoke Advisory lifted (only Comox Valley remains) Unless something major occurs, I will be ending my frequent updates on the fire behaviour and will go back to a normal daily or somewhat less frequent posting…

Final Update 10:10PM Nothing more to report today.  Have a good night!  Definite change in the weather tomorrow. Update 8:45PM Did you just get a big whiff of kerosene?  If you did, it is probably from the lighting of the controlled burn on the northwest side of Dog Mountain.   Ironically, air quality has improved…