Year: 2013
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Rain starts tonight, ends Sunday morning, back Tuesday. And Yolanda/Haiyan
Today should be fairly pleasant. No rain is expected until tonight when a weak finger of moisture is slated to touch us and bring some rain. It leaves by Sunday morning. And then we get a nice break for Remembrance Day before the rain returns late Monday night. A pretty normal pattern for November. Elsewhere…
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Ugly day – Drive Safe – models impressive
It’s ugly out there. Heavy rain almost the whole way from Port Alberni to Parksville. Please be safe driving if you have to. That said, nature is beautiful and science and nature can be beautiful too. I love this satellite picture from 5:30AM this morning showing the swirl of the storm as it approaches the…
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Lots of rain, possible wind Wednesday night and Thursday
We should get through the day Wednesday mostly dry. Showers and rain should begin around dinner time and ramp up through the night. By the early morning the main force of the storm will come in. Looks impressive on the map. The centre will cross the south Island around mid to late morning Thursday. There…
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Contest! First Day of Snow 2013!
The Question: When will we get measurable snow at Alberniweather? Enter your guesses in the comments of this post only! Entries are open until 6AM Wednesday November 13th. Prize is to be determined, but it will be a great one! :). If you are a business that would like to donate a prize, please email…
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Extremely Dry October 2013 Recap
It’s time for the October 2013 recap, dry as a skeleton’s bones edition. Monthly Timelapse: This October has been extremely dry. Only a handful of Octobers since records began in the Alberni Valley in 1894 have been drier than this one. Our normal amount of rain is around 200 mm. We received a paltry 25.6mm…