Category: Climate Change
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Happy Spring Equinox!
Official at 8:06PM PDT Just a quick post to say Happy Spring Equinox! The official time of the equinox is 8:06PM PDT on March 19 (3:06AM March 20 UTC). It’s already a beautiful day! The sun will be out in full force today and then clouds will start to come in on Wednesday. I don’t…
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February 2024 and Winter 2024 – Dry and notably mostly not Freezing
Just wait until you hear about 1950
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January 2024 – Extremes on both Ends – Near Warmest – But Far from Coldest
Just wait until you hear about 1950
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System Incoming – Heavy Snow Possible Tonight, Wednesday and Thursday Messy Mix
Radar and Satellite showing system(s) If you head over to the Satellites page you’ll find links to the updated Satellite and Radar pictures. They’ll be good ones to watch over the next 48 hours as these two events unfold. Here’s the picture as of now (5:24PM PST) as moisture starts to reach the Island. I…
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Coldest night so far – New Podcast up – Why this Arctic weather? And Snow Wednesday and Thursday morning
Brrr! It was the coldest night so far. We set a record at the Airport since 1994 of -11.5ºC but it was nowhere near the record. This day in 1950 we reached -21ºC in Port Alberni and -25ºC in Beaver Creek. Why is it so cold? A Podcast and Forecast I’ve made a podcast this…