Month: September 2020
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Update 6PM – Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued — A brief rest Wednesday morning then back to showers and rain tonight.
UPDATE 6PM – SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED I don’t know that I have ever seen a Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for our area (Which is why the link is not working on the front-page never considered it!), but here it is: Issued at 2020-09-23 23:06 UTC by Environment Canada: Severe thunderstorm watch continued for: East Vancouver…
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Update 1PM – Warnings Issued – Batten down the hatches. It’s an Autumn Equinox Rain Storm
Update 1PM – Environment Canada issues Wind Warning for East and West Vancouver Island. Things are starting to get interesting… EC has now issued a warning for points on East Vancouver Island north of Nanoose Bay. 50-70kph winds expected. A Warning for winds up to 90kph has also now been issued Click here to see…
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The Atmospheric River on the Equinox. Expect rain this week after final pleasant summer day. COVID School exposures list.
The air is clear! Our first Atmospheric River will greet us for the fall equinox which is 6AM Tuesday morning. Here is the jet stream forecast starting with today and moving to every day this week. The more it points at us the more moisture we are likely to get on our doorstep. You can…
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Smoke clearing but AQ fluctuating. Showers today and Saturday. Rain next week.
We were down to a normal 15ug/m3 overnight as the smoke had basically cleared out. Unfortunately it has settled back in this morning. We are back up to 40ug/m3 but the forecasts seem to point to it continuing to disperse. We should be all clear by the end of the day on Saturday. Weekend Scattered…
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The worst might be over. PM2.5 levels still high, but getting better. Thursday dry and pleasant. Showers on the way Friday and Saturday.
EC just issued a new Statement As I was writing this post EC issued a new Air Quality statement. Here it is: “Air quality has improved considerably across southern B.C. overnight however fine particulate matter levels remain elevated. Winds from the south are expected to continue to transport smoke north over the next 24-48 hours…