Category: Hot
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Port Alberni and multiple locations break new records for June 5
It’s official. The Airport got to a sweltering 34.5ºC on Sunday which easily broke the all-time record since 1900 for June 5 which was 33.5º C in 2003. It got even hotter in the City, Alberniweather recorded a high of 35.1ºC, Maquinna got to 35.4º C, Alberni Elementary 35.1ºC and hottest of all, the Neptune station…
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Hot Hot Heat Coming Saturday/Sunday!?
So I woke up this morning, looked at the forecast and saw this: So that gave me some cause for pause…. 🙂 The updated 11AM forecast from Environment Canada has not changed, so I am left to wonder what other sources saying since it was supposed to be hot, like high twenties, but not quite…
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Warm Start, Cool middle, Hot end to week – Plus some Aerial Firefighting details
It is shaping up to be a very pleasant week to end May and start June. Monday should be mostly sunny. The high should get to 22°C. On Tuesday it will be a little warmer with highs reaching between 24-27°C according to UWash. On Wednesday, June 1 we will have some very light showers might push through…
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Variable week – Thursday Thunder – The Arctic Breaks up Fast and Early
It will be mostly cloudy and dry this week but it should stay pleasantly warm. We should get some sunny breaks this afternoon and then back to cloud Wednesday. On Thursday things get a little more interesting as there appears to be a chance for some thunderstorms in the afternoon. The first indication is afternoon…
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Wildfire centre bans all fires larger than campfires starting at Noon
The BC Wildfire Service announced a ban on all Category 2 fires starting at noon Friday. See the image below to see their categories. This means anything larger than a campfire is restricted in the Coastal fire centre except the Fog Zone on the West Coast (purple below). This is the same type of ban as is…