Category: General

  • Fog will end – Rain or Snow to come

    Monday will be foggy again but on Tuesday things will begin to change as we get back into a wet rain and possibly slushy pattern if the cold air does not exit quickly. We have been in a very strong inversion. Check out this map: The upper air is actually above 10C! And down off…

  • No Advisory – Lots of Fog

    The Advisory has been lifted. Unfortunately, the fog hasn’t. We can expect this to keep up through the weekend. Not much to say this morning so I will leave it at that. If you missed it please check out the post below for the latest on the year that was 2012 and the climate.

  • High Pressure holds – Air Quality not great – Hot Hot La Nina

    Update 9:44AM: Air Advisory Lifted but risk remains. “AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ENDED BUT OPEN BURNING RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE FOR ALBERNI VALLEY, WITHIN 15 KM OF PORT ALBERNI CITY HALL” http://www.bcairquality.ca The Air Quality Advisory has been lifted, meaning that air quality has improved somewhat locally, but the Province’s and City’s burning restriction remain in force due…

  • Air Quality Advisory Issued for Alberni Valley

    Update: The Advisory Continues Today Tuesday January 15. Here is a snapshot of the readings from the station on top of Alberni Elementary. It remains very near the threshold for an advisory. Details are below. Check here for current levels and for updated advisories here: http://www.bcairquality.ca I will update this post if things change. MEDIA…

  • Look ma, no wires! Wind readings are back. A quiet spell.

    So first I have to say thank you. Thank you to those people (you know who you are!) who made it possible for me to order a wireless transmitting station for the anemometer. So the wind and related readings you see on the site now will now be from my station again. Graphs for those…