Category: Fire
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Fire Breaks out at base of Mt. Arrowsmith near Port Alberni
Update 4:45PM Some new picture from Justin Fraser. He says they are working on containing it. No update on the bcwildfire site. We hit a high of 33.5°C at the Airport so far and 33.7°C at Alberniweather. Update 2:30PM I have not received any new information on the fire. The Air Quality has improved as…
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August 2016 Summary and Outlook – Hotter than Normal Again – Winter of the Pineapple Express?
Average July gives way to Hot August. La Niña fades, and will it be a Stormy, Hawaiian Winter? After a couple months in June and July that felt quite cool thanks to past years of very hot weather, August returned us to a where we expected to be, with hotter temperatures than historical norms and…
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Possibly record rain hits Tofino. Labour Day looks OK. Campfire ban may be lifted soon.
It may have been a record setting day on Tuesday in Tofino. Port Alberni only had a little bit of rain but the West Coast got hammered with 60mm falling at Ucluelet Secondary School and over 100mm falling at Wickinninish Community School in Tofino! Environment Canada has not published data from their Tofino (A) station for yesterday…
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Thunderstorm causes fire, heavy downpours. Return of Heat Tuesday
(Headline Photo by Rob Frolic) We got a reprieve from the heat on Sunday but the cool temperatures also brought some afternoon thunderstorms. And extremely heavy rains. Particularly in the central Island area. This caused heavy downpours that likely contributed to two simultaneous crashes on Highway 4 that affected the road for hours. My…
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POLL! 🙂 How Hot will it get?
https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/766376158803873792 Well, if it’s going to be stupid hot then we might as well have some fun with it. So here’s a poll! [poll id=”2″] Pick the hottest you think it will get at Alberniweather between Thursday and Sunday. Click through to see the predictions from a number of places. It’s going to be a beautiful…