• Rainy day voting is the best kind of voting!

    Rainy day voting is the best kind of voting!

    The forecast is really simple today, the rain has already begun well before polls opened at 7AM and it will continue in Port Alberni and most of the South Island until after polls close at 7PM. Bring your umbrella in case you need to wait outside. Some tips! In Federal elections you can only vote…

  • Very wet Thursday and Friday. Break Saturday. Wet Sunday. Mixed Voting Day!

    Very wet Thursday and Friday. Break Saturday. Wet Sunday. Mixed Voting Day!

    Thursday the wettest day This morning’s heavy rain should ease over the next few hours but won’t leave us completely. We should have just a few showers in the 10-1PM range but then the rain will return by 2PM. Expect heavy rain between 2-4PM before that front moves away and leaves showers behind. Rain will…

  • Rainy week starting this morning, lasting through Thursday. Wind too.

    Rainy week starting this morning, lasting through Thursday. Wind too.

    Fast start Tuesday – Strongest in Afternoon Showers could begin any time now this morning. Rain should begin just as school gets in around 9AM this morning. You can see the blue bars below showing the rain peaking at 5mm an hour in the 2-3PM hour and then tapering off this evening. Totals today should…

  • Thanksgiving weekend (and early voting!) forecast.

    Thanksgiving weekend (and early voting!) forecast.

    Friday Perfect and Sunny! Go Vote if you already know who you want to vote for. It’s not only the start of the Thanksgiving weekend, it’s the first day of early/advance voting for the October 21 federal election! I’ve posted info for voting on my blog. It will be sunny all day today. A beautiful…

  • Winter in the morning – Warm in the Afternoon.

    Winter in the morning – Warm in the Afternoon.

    Fall just started but… brrr. Here is the picture for Wednesday morning. Two things to notice, the flags are all pointing to the top left… northwesterly winds. Those winds are bringing the cold blue colours. Wind switch on Monday night. Below is the wind picture this morning. There were strong southerlies in Georgia Strait off…