Category: General
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It feels like June again!
June is historically the last gasp for cool rainy weather before the summer really gets going and it appears that after setting some surprisingly high temperatures to start the month, now we will have to suffer through one of those cool spells. We can see it in the 16 day multi-model forecast through SpotX. Notice…
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Port Alberni and multiple locations break new records for June 5
It’s official. The Airport got to a sweltering 34.5ºC on Sunday which easily broke the all-time record since 1900 for June 5 which was 33.5º C in 2003. It got even hotter in the City, Alberniweather recorded a high of 35.1ºC, Maquinna got to 35.4º C, Alberni Elementary 35.1ºC and hottest of all, the Neptune station…
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Hot Hot Heat Coming Saturday/Sunday!?
So I woke up this morning, looked at the forecast and saw this: So that gave me some cause for pause…. 🙂 The updated 11AM forecast from Environment Canada has not changed, so I am left to wonder what other sources saying since it was supposed to be hot, like high twenties, but not quite…
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QUAKE Cottage! And Level 3 Drought declared. Forests dry.
The Quake Cottage is in Port Alberni! Check it out today! It will be at Echo Centre today from 10AM to 4PM! It’s fun, AND educational! I experienced it last Friday at VIU, check out the craziness: For a slightly (ok a lot) more entertaining look… check out Joan Rivers trying it out! OK, so it’s…
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Warm Start, Cool middle, Hot end to week – Plus some Aerial Firefighting details
It is shaping up to be a very pleasant week to end May and start June. Monday should be mostly sunny. The high should get to 22°C. On Tuesday it will be a little warmer with highs reaching between 24-27°C according to UWash. On Wednesday, June 1 we will have some very light showers might push through…