Category: Wet
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Forecast change. Rain invades. Gardens rejoice.
I noticed a change in the latest model projections last night before I went to bed. And lo and behold this morning I awoke to the sound of rain pelting on the roof. We have already received around 10mm of rain. The model now says we will get up to 16mm (0.64in) of rain between…
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Nearly 30ºC on Wednesday – Warm Weekend – And Water Conservation Measures at Great Central
We set a short term record yesterday with an official high of 28.8ºC at the Airport. Alberniweather got up to 29.5ºC and many anecdotal reports had temperatures over 30ºC in the City. You can expect more of the same today even though high cloud will shield some of the sun’s rays. There is a possibility…
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May the 4th be with you this Monday morning!
After a positively perfect weekend with high over 21°C, the darker side of the weather will return and give us some clouds and even possible thunder in the skies. Some rain will invade around 3PM this afternoon but the true power will be felt in the wind as its barbed indicators line up on our…
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It’s May! Bring on the sunshine and flowers!
After a relatively dry and warm April (more on that in the upcoming monthly summary, we are starting May off right with maybe just a few showers today and a sunny weekend. The webcam is looking pretty good. There will be just a few showers lingering in the mountains this afternoon. After that, it…
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Chance of showers but improving toward weekend
We have had some pretty variable weather of late. And that invariably leads to rainbows like this one yesterday! Or moody skies like these on Tuesday at VIU. There are scattered showers around the Island today, not much should actually accumulate though and we might get some patches of sun. Friday will be similar but…