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Lightning across the West Coast of the Island this morning. Wet week.
Lightning began very early this morning with most strikes occurring near Ahousaht north of Tofino and near Kyuquot. However, in the past hour lightning has spread to the Kennedy Lake area and off of Nitinat and south of Port Alberni near Nahmint Lake. There will be a possibility of lightning and thunder across the Island…
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Weekend change to stormy pattern
We had another beautiful day today as we complete our first week of fall! Change coming Sunday Saturday will be pleasant as well but expect the winds of change to blow as a new raft of systems come in off the Pacific! We can see a few waves setting up on Sunday as a low…
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Happy Fall Equinox! – Friday’s Rainfall marks first September deluge in the records. Weekend Rain.
Happy First (half) Day of Fall! The Equinox officially happened at 12:20PM Pacific Time today. Make sure you wave to the sun as we head around to the other side! Friday’s record rainfall: The rain on Friday was not something the Alberni Valley has experienced on a September day since record keeping began in 1894.…
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Almost Frost this morning – First Fall Rain Storm on the way!
Did you hear the Thunder? Have you seen any frost? The equinox is at 12:21PM (PDT) on September 22 but it is definitely feeling like fall already! It has been a very interesting 48 hours! On Wednesday we had a strong surprisingly strong build up of a cumulonimbus cloud over the Valley and it delivered…
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Fall Fair 2021 Forecast – Mostly Dry! – Ride your bike to the Fair
The Fall Fair (albernifair.com) is back! It’s still not quite the same as there won’t be the big halls full of booths and things, but there will be booths outside, various craft shows, animals, and yes a Midway and rides (which actually started on Thursday night)! There are tons of details on what you can…
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