Year: 2018
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Taste the Rainbow! A Gallery of Rainbows and Sunsets!
We had quite the downpour yesterday! The system registered around 50mm/hr! But the truly impressive thing after that was the rainbow! Thanks to the low sun in the west, it was just spectacular. So, I asked you for pictures, because I knew everyone was going to be like me and rush out to take some!…
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Warning: Extreme Heat possible next week.
Update 2PM: Special Weather Statement Issued by EC: 1:52 PM PDT Friday 15 June 2018 Special weather statement in effect for: Inland Vancouver Island Major Shift in the Weather Pattern will Bring the First Heat Wave of the Season… Beginning on Saturday, the cool showery weather pattern that has been affecting BC for the last…
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The rain will stop! Sun and Heat on the way!
We got through most of yesterday with just a few sprinkles, but if you were like me and had a son or daughter playing softball, then you know that about 6PM the clouds opened up and the rain poured. Amazingly, my sons game continued. They toughed out three big downpours…. and still played a great…
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Hail and Funnel Cloud seen on Sunday! Nice Monday and Tuesday
Update: Here is the expert analysis from Environment Canada forecaster Armel Castellan: Cold core funnel indeed. hail and lightning nearby homedepot also monitored AND awesomely #waterspout watch in effect issued by @ECCCWeatherBC issued at 2AM for Sunday. @CindyYu_wx — Armel Castellan (he/him/il/lui) (@armelcastellan) June 11, 2018 Sunday was pretty crazy! Here’s a video from Nanaimo…
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Hour by hour Friday forecast. Rain off and on all day.
It is the District track meet today and of course, it is June-uary so it is raining. Below I have lined up the hour by hour forecast. It is all pretty rainy, but there are at least a few spots where the rain looks a little like it might let up a bit. Images below…