Category: Storm
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Big shift in Models means possible storm coming Thursday
We have had a bit of a shift in the forecast! On Monday I said that after a few showers Tuesday and Wednesday (those will be finishing up before noon today) we should be mostly dry until the weekend as a system will be hitting mostly the north island on early Friday morning like this: And that…
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We may not ride through Typhoons, but we still feel them.
We have many things to be thankful for here in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, and one of them is not having to worry much about things like Major Hurricanes. As beautiful as they are to watch from above (check out Matthew’s eye “breathing”) they are ridiculously powerful. Interesting to watch the eye of Matthew…
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Rain will begin Friday afternoon – Continue Saturday/Toy Run morning
Unfortunately, the warm beautiful weather is coming to an end. We had a perfect sunrise this morning. But, as the adage goes… “Sunrise in morning, sailors warning”. And we certainly do have something coming at us: We can expect the main band of rain showers to reach us by around 5PM tonight Most of the…
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Couple more Sunny Days – Then…. the rain (for Toy Run! 🙁 )
Wednesday and Thursday will continue beautiful, summery and clear. We should get up to highs of 25-27ºC both days. With Wednesday being the warmer of the two. The view of the Coastal Mountain range from the highway this morning just before sunrise was wonderful. It was a painting of dark mountain peaks in the distance etched…
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August 2016 Summary and Outlook – Hotter than Normal Again – Winter of the Pineapple Express?
Average July gives way to Hot August. La Niña fades, and will it be a Stormy, Hawaiian Winter? After a couple months in June and July that felt quite cool thanks to past years of very hot weather, August returned us to a where we expected to be, with hotter temperatures than historical norms and…