Year: 2023

  • Rainfall Warning – Up to 100mm in Port Alberni

    Rainfall Warning – Up to 100mm in Port Alberni

    Inland – West – East Side Vancouver Island Warnings This is this evening’s model picture from UWash. This is not the super-high resolution version but it is inline with yesterday’s predictions. High elevation regions of the Island will get between 100 and perhaps more than 300mm according to the BC River Forecast Centre. This model…

  • Atmospheric River Incoming – Major Rainfall Monday and Tuesday

    Atmospheric River Incoming – Major Rainfall Monday and Tuesday

    Pineapple Express On the Way It’s on the horizon. The picture below is the forecast for Monday 1-4PM. As you can see, the tail of the moisture reaches far to the southwest. Hawaii is in the bottom-left corner. I real Pineapple Express! Timing: Two Hits – Small Sunday Morning – Big Monday/Tuesday We’ll see this…

  • Data Offline Today – Remembrance Day Forecast – El Niño Outlook

    Data Offline Today – Remembrance Day Forecast – El Niño Outlook

    Data offline Unfortunately something happened around 4AM this morning and my weather station stopped talking to the computer that updates this website. I’ve tried a few things remotely with no success so I’ll have to wait until later tonight to see what the problem is. Hopefully it’s nothing too serious like the 15 year old…

  • October 2023 Summary: Surprisingly normal.

    October 2023 Summary: Surprisingly normal.

    An almost normal September for us, but not for the rest of the world.

  • Happy Halloween! Wednesday night rain

    Happy Halloween! Wednesday night rain

    It’s going to be a perfect halloween evening for kids to get out and find that candy! 🙂 The clear (if not foggy) and cold conditions will end on Wednesday night as a frontal system moves onto Vancouver Island. Expect rain to begin around 5PM on the West Coast and 8PM further inland. We should…