• Drizzle this morning. Maybe another shot of rain Thursday.

    As expected most of the rain has been concentrated on the South end of the Island overnight. That will not have helped the folks on Mt. Washington. We have only received 1mm of rain in the past 24hrs. We got just over 8mm total this week so far. Here’s an interesting stat though, since the…

  • Find a puddle! Do a Dance! The Rain is here!

    I was pleased to walk out of City Council chambers last night and into the rain! There is just something about it that says home. It will rain a bit more this morning but the main event will be tonight and Wednesday morning. The main force of the system will actually be to the south…

  • Thick fog remains. Showers finally coming Tuesday.

    If you are out driving, beware. The fog is very thick in places, reducing visibility to less than a few metres. There was a fantastic crescent moon over Mt. Arrowsmith this morning when I went over the hump, it’s almost worth heading up there tomorrow morning before 6AM to get a look, but as luck…

  • More fog and possible visits from Mr. Sun until Monday

    The foggy days march on. We got a bit of clearing last night and in the fog is pat hire this morning which made for this nice morning picture in Parksville. Our first chance at some precipitation will be Monday afternoon, but honestly it doesn’t look all that convincing until early Tuesday morning when the…

  • Continuing quiet weather. 2013 top 10 warmest.

    In both the meteorological and figurative sense, the forecast continues to be relatively dry. There does not seem to be any chance of rain (or snow for the mountains) until next Tuesday at the earliest and even then the models are saying it may very well dissipate before it gets to us. The evidence, 1AM…