Category: General
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Rain begins today… goes through stormy Friday.
We had some showers overnight but the main rain should start within the next hour or two. The rain will peak in the afternoon and taper off later tonight. The next system will follow quickly behind starting before 1AM tonight. We may get some wind along with it to start. It will blow through quickly…
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Monthly Summary January 2016 – Rainiest Jan 27 since 1896 – Low Snow
Close to normal temperatures but slightly drier January hides near record day rainfall and low snowpack. Happy Groundhog Day! 🙂 The totals and averages and records in January 2016 were not hugely notable. The combination of the weakening of the “blob” and the influence of El Niño seem to have combined to generate a fairly…
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Mostly pleasant until rain returns Wednesday
Sorry for the late post. The weather should stay mostly pleasant and dry Monday and Tuesday while we wait for a new rain system to move through on Wednesday. The rain will begin before 7AM Wednesday and push through quite quickly with only showers by 4PM. There may be some wet snow at high elevations…
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More rain all day Friday, showery weekend. Flood Watch Update.
Short update after a hectic couple days: First, the River forecast centre has now ended a Flood Watch for the Somass and tributaries. We will get another days worth of rain today. Not as strong as Wednesday but still plenty. It should taper off by mid morning on Saturday but there will still be showers…
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Update Thursday 8AM Very Rainy Wednesday – Possible Wind – Runoff in the Watershed
Flood Warning & Watches issued by BC River Forecast Center after last night’s #BCstorm FMI: http://bit.ly/KaF1ou http://twitter.com/EC_BCweather/status/692759365363826688/photo/1 Update 8AM Thursday – Rainfall Warning Ended. Issued at 2016-01-28 15:13 UTC by Environment Canada: Rainfall warning ended for: West Vancouver Island, B.C. (081400) Inland Vancouver Island, B.C. (081500) Current details: Significant rainfall is no longer expected.…