Category: General
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One final, and hottest, day.
A short update today. The high cloud that kept our temperature slightly down most of the day yesterday has now exited. The sun will rise over the mountain today and deliver blistering heat (for April) that will rival anything Port Alberni has experienced in the past 100 years. The all time all station record is…
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Two more hot days. Fires in North. Floods in South. Why is this happening?
There were literally dozens of records set yesterday in BC. Too many to list. Once again our micro climates in the Valley made for a little more complicated picture but as we all know, and is born out in all the historical data the city and Inlet is generally hotter than the Valley areas. While…
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Scorching April heat will break multiple day records for 2nd straight year and challenge hottest ever.
Update 2PM – Morning model run moderates The morning UWash model run was a little warmer for this afternoon… up to 26ºC. We’ll see if we get there. The Airport has blown through last years record and is currently at 25ºC. It will not get past the all time 28ºC record. The UWash model is…
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Showers late Saturday morning then dry and warm. Burn ban, campfires only.
Outdoor Burn Ban in effect. Campfires only. It is April 15 and that means the outdoor burning ban of anything larger than a campfire goes into effect. If you are in the City of Port Alberni it is anticipated that this ban will now be permanent as the City has commited to outlawing all outdoor…
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Rain most of Tuesday – Showers Wednesday
It was raining when I walked out the door this morning at 6AM and it is likely to keep raining most of the day. We should receive around 32mm total by Wednesday morning. There will be a chance of showers on Wednesday but the accumulation will be much less, only 4mm. You’ll want to keep…