Month: July 2015
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Hot weekend – Away for a while
We are back to hot temperatures over 30° C Friday, Saturday, Sunday and maybe Monday too. Just to put the rain we had in perspective. Notice on the right hand side (or on the main page if you are on a phone. ) a value in yellow labelled “ET” which stands for Evapotranspiration. That means…
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Heat slowly returns
The chance of showers is receding again. Yesterday parts of the Valley got a nice shower from a convective bunch of clouds that built in the far reaches ofnthe Valley. It only provided a few sprinkles in town that did not register on the rain gauge. Similarly, the airport just got a trace. The fire danger…
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Variable but warming All Week – Fire Danger subsides temporarily – Stage 2 Water Restrictions on
Even though we had a very refreshing weekend with 9mm falling at Alberniweather (Saturday only) and almost 17mm at the Airport (16 Saturday and 1 Sunday) we are now moving to Stage 2 water restrictions and our fire danger rating will creep back up as things quickly dry out again. Stage 2 Water Restrictions Start Today (Monday) The…
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Rain rain yes!
That is all 🙂
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Control Fire success – Smoke lessening – Back to Regular Daily Posts
Just heard the Mars will be doing test flights and drops starting in the next 30 minutes (11AMish) Update: 9:45AM Air/Smoke Advisory lifted (only Comox Valley remains) Unless something major occurs, I will be ending my frequent updates on the fire behaviour and will go back to a normal daily or somewhat less frequent posting…