Month: January 2013

  • Air Quality Advisory Issued for Alberni Valley

    Update: The Advisory Continues Today Tuesday January 15. Here is a snapshot of the readings from the station on top of Alberni Elementary. It remains very near the threshold for an advisory. Details are below. Check here for current levels and for updated advisories here: http://www.bcairquality.ca I will update this post if things change. MEDIA…

  • Look ma, no wires! Wind readings are back. A quiet spell.

    So first I have to say thank you. Thank you to those people (you know who you are!) who made it possible for me to order a wireless transmitting station for the anemometer. So the wind and related readings you see on the site now will now be from my station again. Graphs for those…

  • The North Winds blow

    The winds are blowing from the North and it is cold. It looks like the expected cool down to below freezing temperatures has been delayed a bit, but it is still on its way. The good news is a lot of the snow has melted and not frozen solid yet, so hopefully that continues, but…

  • The Warmup that Never Happened – The Freeze up that Will

    So did we all enjoy yesterday’s little surprise? We might have another, perhaps more dangerous, surprise today and tomorrow. More below: I know more than a few that didn’t enjoy yesterday. What we had yesterday was what we were expecting a few weeks ago but never happened. A bunch of cold air got trapped in…

  • Today: Wind and Rain AND SNOW – then getting cold

    UPDATE 2: 3:15PM – The snow has now changed to rain. Expect this to continue long enough to wash away the snow. Stay safe out there, it’s really ugly in places. There is also a wind warning for the East Coast and we should get wind her too. UPDATE 1PM: In case you haven’t already…