Category: Wind
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What happened to the bummer summer?
Someone on the great alberni.ca forum asked me today: “Chris how do you explain the two prior back to back terrible summers we had? Me, I am enjoying the heck outta this year and hope it continues!” Short answer: Switch to negative (cool) Pacific Decadal Oscillation.. which has subsequently been overwhelmed by a weak El…
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Big Rain Tonight through Monday
Snow? What Snow. That was just an April Fools Day joke right? Back in the real world… we have slightly more normal weather coming our way for Monday night and Tuesday morning: A very strong storm is going to head towards Haida Gwai and send heavy rain our way Tuesday morning. Environment Canada is calling…
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Yet more rain (snow on passes) a break on the Weekend
Again be careful out there if you are driving. Here is the scene on the local passes: Here’s the Hump – Looks wet now but there are still reports of slush sections, but beware of snow flying that could cause poor visibility. Here’s Sutton Pass – a lot more snow, but road looks clear now,…
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More Snow, Rain and Wind
Had enough yet? We’re going to get another shot of snow tonight and into tomorrow. Possibly up to 5cm, though really who knows, the accumulation forecasts seem to have been extremely difficult this year. The snow will start overnight. I’ll include this animation tonight. Because it is always my favourite, and in the middle (2012-03-12)…
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Blizzards in the Thunder and Lightning
Something you don’t see everyday around here is Thunder and Lightning. Yet lastnight we go Thunder and Lighting combined with a veritable blizzard. This weather is just weird no? It’s calm right now. There are actually some clear skies poking through. This won’t last for long though. By tonight we will be back to rain,…