Category: General
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Updated: I’m back and the Hot Hot Heat is Here expect Extreme Fire danger next week
Update: the fire danger forecast has been downgraded to not get to extreme by Sunday the 13th but it may change again before we get there and I would be surprised if we did not reach extreme fire danger by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. (apologies for the Wednesday error 🙂 thanks to George…
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Port Alberni? There’s an App for that! And… Signing off for a couple weeks.
I’m headed to Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario for a family reunion, my Grandma Neufeld’s 90th birthday, a brother-in-law’s wedding, and general fun times with kids and family. So while I’m away I won’t be able to post much, if at all. You’re on your own until I return July 11th! I’m thinking though that after this week,…
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Showers tonight/Tuesday. Want heat, head to the Arctic.
Summary: After a great first weekend of summer, the sun will take a little break today and tomorrow until it returns again on Wednesday. Details: Isolated showers could begin as soon as around 4PM this afternoon, however the main body of the system won’t reach us until around 8PM and the heaviest rain will occur…
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Final Day of Spring – Happy Summer Solstice
Today is the last full day of Spring. That means it will also be the longest day of the year. Sunrise (as you can see on the right of the page) was at 4:31AM and sunset will be at 10:21PM tonight. Summer solstice is officially at 3:51AM PDT Saturday June 21. As if to send…
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Slightly sunnier, showers Thursday night/Friday, warmest May.
The forecast has brightened a bit. It should be cooler but still pleasant today. We are still on track to get some rain showers Thursday night but not as much, it seems, as other areas of the Island (east and west coast). We will see if that even pans out. The weekend is looking nicer…