Year: 2017

  • Rain, Warm temperatures, possible local flooding, and website changes

    Rain, Warm temperatures, possible local flooding, and website changes

    Apologies for the sparse posting of late. You can blame a combination of having to drive all the way into work, thus taking away bus time which is when I usually post, and working on the website in the backend. Good News! Weather stats should now update everytime you come to the webpage as long as…

  • More rain on the way

    It’s been a pretty simple forecast of late. Rain… rain… a small break… rain rain rain. That pattern will continue for the foreseeable future. We will have periods of rain on and off today, Friday and Saturday. The next major shot of rain is expected on Sunday morning and through Sunday. There really isn’t too…

  • Updated 5:22PM Monday – Wind Warning Issued for Inland, West, East and South Vancouver Island

    Updated 5:22PM Monday – Wind Warning Issued for Inland, West, East and South Vancouver Island

    Updated 5:20PM WIND WARNING ENDED. We didn’t end up getting anything major in the afternoon. The wind stayed to the South of us. Updated 11:15AM Wind Warning updated mentioning the low will move just north of Port Alberni, we may see much stronger wind than this morning. Issued at 2017-11-13 17:55 UTC by Environment Canada:…

  • Check out a great free app for current conditions! Rain beginning evening Wednesday

    Check out a great free app for current conditions! Rain beginning evening Wednesday

    Before I get started, I want you to know about a great app available for iOS (I don’t have an Android device so please if someone has suggestions let me know). The App is called “WUnderstation”.  It connects to any Personal Weather Station that reports to the Wunderground service. Note Wunderstation is for iPad Only…

  • Cold start to the week – Rain by Wednesday Afternoon

    Bundle up! It’s below zero out there. (-1ºC at Alberniweather, -4ºC at the Airport).  The morning fog is already clearing away and we should see blue sky shortly. Environment Canada is suggesting some light flurries tonight and Tuesday morning but they must be pretty light indeed. The UWash model does not have any precipitation in…