Category: Storm

  • Final day of heat. Thunderstorms possible. Normal temps and sun rest of week.

    Final day of heat. Thunderstorms possible. Normal temps and sun rest of week.

    Update 8AM: https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/1009454224126513153 The heat wave ends today.  EC has updated its Special Weather Statement to mention instead the thunderstorms expected to develop this afternoon.  We are still preojected to get up to 31°C this afternoon and I would expect there to be a little more humidity in the air today so it might feel…

  • Taste the Rainbow! A Gallery of Rainbows and Sunsets!

    Taste the Rainbow! A Gallery of Rainbows and Sunsets!

    We had quite  the downpour yesterday! The system registered around 50mm/hr! But the truly impressive thing after that was the rainbow! Thanks to the low sun in the west, it was just spectacular.  So, I asked you for pictures, because I knew everyone was going to be like me and rush out to take some!…

  • Lightning storms ARE the Best!

    Lightning storms ARE the Best!

    I try to keep my Council hat and Weather Hobbyist hat fairly separate, but I know there is some overlap…. so on Monday when I received the best thing I have ever received in my little mailbox at City Hall ever, and it included both weather and city stuff.  Well, it was just the best.…

  • Hopefully the fog clears. Break day before Friday/Saturday rain

    Hopefully the fog clears. Break day before Friday/Saturday rain

    Well, where Tuesday had some unexpected sun, Wednesday went made up for it with a full day of rain. We will have a break now.  It got quite cool overnight, 3.4ºC at Alberniweather so that has brought about some fog.  Hopefully we will see it lift as it is only partly cloudy above. Unfortunately, the…

  • Wind Warnings up for West Island – Stormy Days ahead

    Wind Warnings up for West Island – Stormy Days ahead

    I was waiting to see if Environment Canada would post a warning and indeed they did. It is currently only for the West Coast.  Tofino and Ucluelet. Here’s the rundown on when to expect the rain and wind in Port Alberni.