Category: Wet

  • Snowy Sunday on the way

    As I figured might happen, we didn’t get anywhere near -7C last night. In fact, thanks to the fog and pointed out by our commenters, it was colder in Ucluelet this morning at -2.5C than it was here in town at -1.5C. So you see, the Fog isn’t all bad. 🙂 Now the question is…

  • Snow reaches Nanaimo – major rain event shaping up

    Update 4: 3:15PM: snow is all done in Nanaimo and everywhere else it appears. Sun is breaking through and slush is melting. But it has that chill in the air… Everyone bundle up tonight, -7C forecast, expect ice tomorrow! Update 3: 12:14PM: It is snowing moderately at VIU campus and it is now sticking. Be…

  • Beautiful February morning in November

    I dunno. Walking out the door with clear skies and the stars out overhead just seems a little strange for November doesn’t it? I’ve heard more than a few comments from people wondering if they brought Alberta winters back with them from Alberta. Be careful out there. The roads will be icy especially on north…

  • Rainy day birthday… “Epic” Alaska Storm

    Check out the storm hitting northern Alaska. You can tell how strong it is by how tight the circles are way up in the top corner of this image. Storms show their strength by how low the barometric pressure gets. By comparison our barometer here at Alberniweather is a pretty normal 102.2kPa (1022millibar), but the…

  • Damp week ahead

    Its looking damp, though not terrible this week. It should be raining as of right now and it should continue for the day. We will get on and off rain until Thursday when it is supposed to dry up a bit. Temperatures have warmed some. I noticed some fresh snow on the lower hills around…