Category: Wind
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Coastal Flooding Possible as Full Moon raises already high waters
Higher than normal tides possible Wednesday and Thursday We are getting a fairly run-of-the mill system and rain today but it will be combining with seasonally high tides that could cause some minor flooding along the coast lines. Podcast is up You can see all Podcasts at the Alberniweather Youtube Channel. Tide Gauges already showing…
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Wet Halloween and Saturday Storm
Podcast is up. Here’s the podcast version of this post! Thursday looks nice – Rain begins Friday Thursday will be dry and we might even see some clear blue sky once the high clouds and low fog burn off. The rain won’t be getting on the Island until tonight and it should slide down the…
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9PM August 16 2025 – Final Update on the Underwood Fire for this post
Critical Links Latest Still Image. If there are other critical pages I will add them here. 9PM August 16 – Final Update There have not been any major updates to the size or perimeter. The size is currently 3671ha (36.7 square kilometres) The fire has calmed down and BCWF and their supporting organizations (I saw…
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Wildfire West of Port Alberni – Hot Weather continuing
Airport record hit yesterday – but misses all-time. The Airport got to a high of 33.4ºC yesterday, June 8 2025. That broke the record for the day at that location but not historically. The highest temperature recorded in Port Alberni on a June 8 was 37.2ºC at the Beaver Creek station in 1903. Regardless, it…
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Atmospheric River peaks Sunday morning – West Coast, especially Nitinat targeted. Also Cowichan Valley
Starts Friday Night I wanted to put out a quick post on the upcoming rainfall. While Port Alberni is not quite into Rainfall Warning territory, we will get significant totals and we could see high streamflows by the end of the weekend. Expect rain to begin by late this afternoon for most of the north…