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Extreme Heat may depend on Smoke Cover
We landed in Vancouver at 11:35 and it was only 23°C at YVR even though the forecast was for 30°C temperatures. Looks like the culprit was smoke blowing out from the Interior. Check out the latest MODIS satellite picture. Notice the plume of smoke is not quite reaching Port Alberni, where the temperature right now…
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Signing off for Month of July – HAPPY CANADA DAY – and Exciting Views Coming!
See You Soon. This will be my final post on this blog until August as I and my family take a much needed break and vacation to see friends and family and amazing things. Next blog post will be on or after August 2. I may post a few updates on the facebook page or…
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A pleasant week after a fiery record hot weekend.
The fire on Cameron main is now listed as “Active” rather than “Out of Control” on the bcwildfire.ca website. We got a clean sweep for short term high temp records at the Airport on the weekend. Friday the 23rd at 29.1°C, Saturday at 33.4°C, and Sunday at 34.7°C all broke the previous records at the…
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Fire Breaks out at base of Mt. Arrowsmith near Port Alberni
Update 4:45PM Some new picture from Justin Fraser. He says they are working on containing it. No update on the bcwildfire site. We hit a high of 33.5°C at the Airport so far and 33.7°C at Alberniweather. Update 2:30PM I have not received any new information on the fire. The Air Quality has improved as…
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It’s summer, and here comes the possibly record heat!
Update Friday 11AM – Issued at 2017-06-23 17:52 UTC by Environment Canada: Special weather statement issued for: East Vancouver Island, B.C. (081300) Special weather statement continued for: Inland Vancouver Island, B.C. (081500) Current details: Hot weather is expected this weekend. A strong upper ridge of high pressure building over the province will result in a…
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