Category: General
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Chance of Thundershowers this afternoon before variable Salmon Festival Weekend
We will see some more rain before the end of the day. Notice the blue pockets of heavy rain in the image for 2-5PM above. There is some chance of thunderstorms as the unstable airmass has its way this afternoon. This is the picture 11AM-2PM showing some modest activity in the Valley. So we…
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Waves of showers through week drying by weekend
After all the excitement on the weekend, this will be a short post today in preparation for the August Summary. We will have showers on and off all week until Friday. It looks like we might clear up Saturday and Sunday which should make for a decent Labour Day weekend and beyond. Our total rainfall for…
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Rain begins again tonight – Historic August Storm Doesn’t Fill Creek
We might get a few showers during the day today but for the most part Sunday should stay dry. The rain begins again in the 8’clock hour this evening. As you can see, instead of the main thrust coming up from this south, tonight’s activity will come mainly from the West. The rain will be…
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UPDATED 1:20PM – Alberniweather power outage
Update 1:20PM – Power Outage at Alberniweather The power just went off at 1:20PM here at Alberniweather (6th and Redford). This is unusual as we are on a main trunk line that goes out to Bamfield and used to serve the RCMP. We are often the only ones *with* power in these storms. So something…
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Two more days of heat then comes Rain – The Joy and Work of the Martin Mars
While the specific details have changed slightly, the models have still held firm on the potential for real, drenching rain starting Friday and lasting into next week. Until we see you again Hawaii. It fought 4 fires & dropped 1 million litres of water at a cost of $736k. What's next for the #MartinMars?…