Category: Wind
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POST UPDATE 5:30AM Thursday – Winds should back off
Update 5:30AM. Good news! EC has ended the wind warning and the models have all backed off on their wind predictions for the morning all but one are predicting winds below 70kph. 10:30PM Update – UWASH MODEL SHIFTS STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH Unfortunately, the latest run from the University of Washington model, which…
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Showers Tuesday. Potentially dangerous Storm on Wednesday
It’s going to rain or drizzle most of the day today as a weak system moves through. It should clear a little after 4PM. Total accumulation for the day is only 8mm. The more drastic system will occur on Wednesday night and Thursday but the wind may miss most of the South Coast. For rain, the totals…
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Stormy Weekend. Wettest Friday but possible wind Saturday.
As I type this on the bus into Nanaimo there is a beautiful orange hue to the eastern sky obscured by clouds. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning. This is a day that that old adage will probably be valid. Here is the rain situation over the next 3 days. 4AM to 4AM Fri/Saturday, Sat/Sunday and…
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Week ending on a Stormy note – Plenty more Rain and possible Wind coming
The beat goes on my friends. By Thursday 10AM the rain will have begun again. It will have cleared up by 7PM. There is also a Wind warning for West and East Vancouver Island. No warning for our area however the UWash model indicates the most likely time for strong winds is between 4 and…
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Tuesday could set new heat record. Rain and warmth for rest of week as East freezes.
We got up over 12°C yesterday which was near a record. If the Airport hits the forecast high of 15°C today we will break the station record for the day. It may be a little warmer in town. It will all depend on the fog moving out nice and early so we get lots of sun…