Category: Wind

  • Blustery weekend before a chance of Christmas morning flurries.

    Blustery weekend before a chance of Christmas morning flurries.

    We started the day on Friday in between systems. A reminder that my station is not measuring rainfall at the moment. You can get measurements from Alberni Elementary which saw over 30mm yesterday alone. Port Alberni was spared the wind that hit the east and south parts of the Island. Many areas were without power…

  • Sutton Pass ugly with snow. Rest of the week ugly with rain.

    Sutton Pass ugly with snow. Rest of the week ugly with rain.

    Quick update to notify folks. Check back on this post as I update it with the week’s forecast. This is Sutton Pass right now. The Hump was OK when I went over and looks OK now. You can see them all on the webcams page. Rest of the week rain. This rain and showers should…

  • Slight chance of overnight and Monday morning flurries.

    It is a beautiful sunny Sunday in December. There is precipitation coming overnight but whether it falls as rain or a mix of rain and snow is difficult to say. Best advice would be to prepare for a mix of rain and snow if you are driving over the Hump or other mountain passes. We…

  • Rain starting Thursday night and running into Friday and Saturday.

    Rain starting Thursday night and running into Friday and Saturday.

    Another California storm sending weather our way. A low is heading into southern Oregon and Northern California and will be delivering rain to the entire Pacific Northwest plus most of California. Preparing for rain… Expect cloudy skies today as we prepare for a new round of showers and rain tonight spun up our way from…

  • Tuesday showers into Wednesday. Break Thursday.

    A quick update this morning. The showers have already begun on the west coast and will spread to most places on the island this morning and afternoon. The strongest rain will occur this evening and overnight before clearing Wednesday morning. We might also feel some breezy winds as the rain builds. Thursday should remain mostly…