Month: January 2012

  • Moving Weather Server

    Hi everyone! Hope you are staying safe out there. Our weather has turned into a crusty mess! Everywhere but here is around 8C. I’m hoping that we can get a taste of that warmth to melt away all the nasty frozen slush, but I have my doubts. I will be moving my weather computer today…

  • Winter Storm Warning Ended Freezing Rain Continuing

    UPDATE 8:30PM It just refuses to get above 0C out there! As such, we continue to be at risk of freezing rain and we are also stuck with the slushy mess outside! What’s more. The Barometer is glaring red at us! That means we should expect strong winds overnight. We do *not* have an official…

  • Updated: Winter Storm Warning Issued – Central and East Island

    1:00PM Update – Winter Storm Warning Continued We have been in a bit of a holding patter as it has been drizzling across the Island since at least 6:00AM this morning. However, you will note that Islandweather.ca is only showing measureable precipitation in a few spots, and none in Port Alberni. That’s because it has…

  • Winter Storm Watch in Effect – Friday

    Below you will see the warning EC has issued. A Winter Storm Watch is issued when there are multiple winter warnings in play. In this case as it was in November 2010, the watch has been issued because a combination of a snowfall warning (15cm or more) and a freezing rain warning (any amount) may…

  • What will Friday Bring?

    That is the question. So far, it’s not looking pretty. This forecast will likely change, but here’s what the models (NAM and GFS) are saying. First chance at precip starts at 4AM Friday, the coldest part of the day of course, soo…. Snow – to start starting light-getting heavier 4AM-9AM. We should be in the…