Category: General

  • Flash! – The April 6 2019 Thunderstorm

    Flash! – The April 6 2019 Thunderstorm

    So yesterday was a pretty great day for weather watchers. We had rain, wind, lightning, thunder, rainbows… a little bit of everything! I was excited to get a chance to download the video from my webcam and find all of the lightning strikes as recorded in real time. I thought it might be hard because…

  • March 2019 Summary – A raft of Records but none All Time.

    March 2019 Summary – A raft of Records but none All Time.

    The Alberniweather and Alberni Valley Climate Summary for March 2019 Catching up on this month… this post was actually written January 7 2020 but is back-dated so it makes sense in the grand scheme of things. ๐Ÿ™‚ This was quite a remarkable month as we see-sawed from very cold temperatures at the beginning of the…

  • Rain through the weekend – Hour by Hour forecast.

    Rain through the weekend – Hour by Hour forecast.

    We have a long bout of rain coming over the next few days so here’s a look at when the strongest bits and breaks might be. Totals from Friday through to Sunday morning should be in the 30mm range for Port Alberni and other inland areas. Friday There was some fairly heavy rain before sunrise…

  • Much needed rain to continue all day Wednesday. Break Thursday then returns Friday.

    Much needed rain to continue all day Wednesday. Break Thursday then returns Friday.

    It was very nice to hear the sound of rain pounding down on the roof this morning when I woke up. The rain should continue all day in Port Alberni, though it had stopped in Parksville and Nanaimo when I made my way over the hump. The rain should taper off late this afternoon. Totals…

  • RAIN TODAY!

    RAIN TODAY!

    April Fools. Itโ€™ll be 21ยฐC today and 18ยฐC tomorrow. But starting Wednesday the rain wonโ€™t stop…. no joke! ๐Ÿ™‚ The EC forecast is about as wordless as possible so in that spirit. Iโ€™m done! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Have fun today! ๐Ÿ™‚