Year: 2018

  • Rain ending. Week of heat coming. And a poll, did you get the Alert?

    Rain ending. Week of heat coming. And a poll, did you get the Alert?

    Showers will linger all day today as we transition back to a very sunny and warm pattern. Before I get into the forecast though, click through to the post and take the poll! There has been some pretty mixed reports about who got the alert message yesterday and who didn’t! [poll id=3] Hopefully they improve…

  • Beautiful weather continues! Slight bump Friday.

    I love it when the forecast is easy! All you need to know is on Friday we might see a few clouds and scattered showers in the afternoon and evening.  Other than that it is going to be warm, mostly sunny, and maybe a little breezy in the afternoons! That’s it! Happy Hump Day!

  • Mostly Dry but Cloudy Monday — Nice the Rest of the Week!

    Mostly Dry but Cloudy Monday — Nice the Rest of the Week!

    There might be a slight drizzle in the air on and off on Monday but for the most part it should stay dry and cloudy all day today. Below is the cloud picture for the afternoon.  The white is fairly dense cloud along the East side of the Island from Courtenay to Nanaimo and reaching…

  • April Showers return on Saturday/Sunday but nice next week!

    April Showers return on Saturday/Sunday but nice next week!

    The fog is an indication the air mass has changed a bit since yesterday.  However, we are still in for a very nice Friday as we head into the weekend. We got up to a high of 27.1ºC yesterday at Alberniweather. The Airport was just a tad hotter at 27.7ºC officially.  That was hot enough…

  • Lightning storms ARE the Best!

    Lightning storms ARE the Best!

    I try to keep my Council hat and Weather Hobbyist hat fairly separate, but I know there is some overlap…. so on Monday when I received the best thing I have ever received in my little mailbox at City Hall ever, and it included both weather and city stuff.  Well, it was just the best.…