Year: 2015

  • Heating up through Thursday – Hot Oceans – Crazy Tornados

    Heating up through Thursday – Hot Oceans – Crazy Tornados

    The forecast is heating up and drying out again.  By Thursday we should hit well above 30°C even though the map below isn’t quite there.The UWash model has the heat peaking on Friday and then backing off a little on the long weekend but it will still be hot and dry through the whole long weekend…

  • Chance of Thundershowers Sunday – Gradually returning to Hot and Dry

    Chance of Thundershowers Sunday – Gradually returning to Hot and Dry

    “Most of the heavy showers have moved out of the region.” Special weather statement ended. I’m back! 🙂 Tons of unstable air and moisture out there has prompted a special weather statement from Environment Canada. 10:52 AM PDT Sunday 26 July 2015 Special weather statement in effect for: Inland Vancouver Island Brief heavy downpours and…

  • Special: very localized downpour on Tuesday

    Special: very localized downpour on Tuesday

    Even though I am on the shore of the Columbia River in Oregon (near Hood River), I have been hearing sbout the downpour yesterday in Port Alberni! Sounds quite dramatic including videos posted on facebook. it sounded to me like a localized thundershower type of event and the data bears that out thanks to our…

  • Hot weekend – Away for a while

    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…

  • Heat slowly returns

    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…