Tag: rain
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Record breaking Alaska storm spins rain our way. Happy New Year Thank you!
It’s beautiful if you’re not in it. That huge swirl in the top left corner might be the strongest Alaska storm ever recorded if it gets to 92kPa. It is just barely on the UWash map in the top corner, notice the lowest pressure is marked at 930hPa/93.0kPa on the bottom. Look at how tight…
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Possible flurries but mostly West Coast Christmas. Christmas Lights Map Updated! Merry Christmas!
System hits the Island early Christmas Morning As you can see above the rain will sweep over the Island in the 1-4AM period and most regions should see precipitation before 7AM. We could see Snow, briefly, for Christmas. If we retain some low level cold air, especially in the Valleys, this may start as showers,…
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More rain on the way and possible Thunder Thursday too! Break Friday.
The stars are out as I type this but the thunder gods aren’t far away either according to friends on the West Coast! There is a whole bunch of lightning on the map right now even though we can’t hear any in Port Alberni. Last nights model forecast expected lots of rain and activity overnight…
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Smoke to continue through Tuesday. Clearing hopefully Wednesday. Sunny and warm Thursday.
Update 2:30PM see the graphs on the front page. Update 10:15AM The latest information from NASA on smoke forecasts is not good. See animation below. We should still get a break, but short-lived. PM2.5 levels consistent, and bad. The sensors have been very consistent for the past 24hrs as this smoke stays put. It might…
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Variable but pleasant week – No Tsunami Threat from Mexico quake (monitoring)
Oaxaca, Mexico quake produces threat for Mexican, Latin America coasts. Southern Mexico experienced an earthquake this morning of Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake this morning. There is no threat to the BC or US Coasts. I’m posting updates on Twitter. Hopefully the damage is not too sever from the Earthquake and resulting waves. Variable week, wet tonight,…