Year: 2009

  • Extreme Cold in the East, Heat in the West

    So I know I have at least one reader, Mike, from Pennsylvania. How’s the weather out there?! Cold yet? There are records being set all over the US and Canada, but not just cold. It was -45F (-40C) in Maine yesterday a new state record. While in California, the huge High pressure that is giving…

  • Webcam Timelapse of the Year 2008

    I’m pleased to announce I’ve compiled all of the over 99,000 images capture last year by the alberniweather webcam and crammed them into a 10 minute video. (If you’re interested, a “full year” of images every five minutes would be around 105,000… so we’re missing a few days worth :)). You can see the video…

  • Quiet, snow free, week.

    Well, after 4 weeks of I think what can only be described as abnormal and disruptive weather (sort of like 2006, but colder!).. it looks like we’re getting a bit of a break. The forecast is for fog, some unsettled clouds and some sun. I expect there to be lots of fog and for the…

  • Song of the week

    Rain Rain come today Wash all this snow away. If you’re on the west coast you can modify it slightly… 🙂 Rain, Wind, come today Wash and blow this snow away.

  • Great White Blob

    That could be a term used to describe most of Canada right now including our fair little town. Or it could also be used to describe the mass of cloud, wind, and rain/snow mustering in the Pacific. Check out the North Pacific pressure/satellite image below and you’ll see what I mean. Even though EC is…