Category: General
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Beautiful Remembrance Day
You couldn’t ask for a better day to remember our fallen soldiers. It got down to -0.1°C last night. There is frost on the roofs of the City. It won’t last long. I also the “S” word in the forecast for Saturday. How ironic, since I was planning on starting the contest as soon as…
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Chilly and likely foggy week
After setting a high temperature record on Sunday (my 37th Birthday! :)) of 13.9°C. This beats a record set in 2007 at the Airport of 13.7°C. As it often does around Remembrance Day, it’s going to feel like winter this week, that’s for sure. There is a strong ridge building in the Interior that is…
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A rest then rain returns Saturday night – Cold air on the horizon
After yesterday’s exciting, which was more exciting in the Cowichan Valley (there are still many without power) than here, we all get a break today and Saturday. A small ridge of high pressure is building in that will give us clear days and cold nights. It got down to 3°C last night. On Saturday night…
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FINAL UPDATE 9:00PM – Wind Warning Continued – 90kph Gusts Possible
UPDATE 9:00PM The Wind Warning has ended. Port Alberni escaped mostly unscathed. Our strongest gust was 54kph around 12:30PM today. Other parts of the Island didn’t fare as well and nearly 33,000 people are without power right now, mostly in the Cowichan Valley. UPDATE 4:00PM The wind warning has been continued for our area. The…
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A Short Post – Rain into the Afternoon
After a beautiful day yesterday today is back to rain. Thankfully, it should taper off by around 2 or 3PM and we should only have a few showers overnight. I will be back Thursday with a full post. 8AM to 8PM 🙂