Tag: General

  • Change in Pattern – Wet 7 days ahead

    Change in Pattern – Wet 7 days ahead

    Rain will increase – Starting Friday through the weekend After weeks of dry weather we are finally into what looks like a long term change to more normal rainy fall weather. Expect the rain to begin for real on Friday morning. Here is the picture for early Friday morning, a strong band across the Island.…

  • Sunday precipitation dries up – moves to Tuesday

    Sunday precipitation dries up – moves to Tuesday

    Frosty Morning It was a beautiful but very frosty and icy morning this morning! I’m sad I’ve not yet figured out what is wrong with my webcam because it would have been a great morning for it. Hopefully this weekend I can figure it out! We got down to -3.6ºC this morning at Alberniweather. Our…

  • Chance of snow or showers Thursday night but mostly a very dry November.

    Chance of snow or showers Thursday night but mostly a very dry November.

    Cold this morning! This was the coldest morning so far this year at Alberniweather. We got as low as -4.2ºC at 5AM! That should be as low as we get this week but it’s not going to warm up much until the weekend when we should stay above freezing and get up to 10ºC with…

  • Snow or no?

    Snow or no?

    Check out the October Summary Don’t miss the October 2022 Summary post and the 20 records set last month in Port Alberni! Chance of Snow Saturday Night – early Sunday especially the Hump and Sutton? The moisture will move onto the Island tonight. You can see the model predicting rain (greys/blacks) in the low areas…

  • Rain begins Saturday – Very Wet Sunday

    Rain begins Saturday – Very Wet Sunday

    Special Weather Statement You can see the SWS linked for our area and other areas on the forecasts. These might turn into rainfall and/or wind warnings by Saturday if the forecast continues on its present trajectory. We’re expecting a moderate Atmospheric River. The image below shows the water vapour in the upper atmosphere being transported…