Category: General

  • Snow – then a slight warming?

    Starting early Saturday morning there is a threat for snow in Port Alberni and the other usual places. Again like it has been all winter, how long it snows will depend on how long the cold sticks around in the Valley and the warm southerly winds stay away. This storm doesn’t strike me as a…

  • Smart Meter install takes down Alberniweather.ca — fixed now

    Dun Dun Daaaaahhhh… They just did it! I have a smart meter! OMG!!!! As a result of the 1 minute (or so) power interruption to my home, caused by the roughly 5 minute visit from the BC Hydro employee who installed the Smart Meter pictured above (including knock on the door) my website updates were…

  • Moving Weather Server

    Hi everyone! Hope you are staying safe out there. Our weather has turned into a crusty mess! Everywhere but here is around 8C. I’m hoping that we can get a taste of that warmth to melt away all the nasty frozen slush, but I have my doubts. I will be moving my weather computer today…

  • Quick Note: SOPA Blackout Day Wednesday January, 18, 2011

    This website will be participating in the SOPA Blackout Day of protest. This is in response to bills going through US Congress right now that could greatly affect the privacy of all who use the Internet (inside or outside the USA). As a result, tomorrow when you come to this page you will be presented…

  • Back to cool and dry but foggy

    Not too much to report on the weather front for the coming days. We are back into the pattern we had in December of cool and dry weather. This is really starting to turn into a remarkably dry and snow-less winter which could cause problems for some areas (East island and Victoria) that depend on…