Category: Fire
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Extreme Heat Monday – Should Break Thursday – Wildfire danger rising
Time to find water. The forecast high from Environment Canada is 36°C (97°F) with a humidex of 38°C (100°F). The UWash model below is not quite as extreme with a high of “only” between 33-35°C. Either way, that is very hot and would break the short term high temperature since 1995 at the Airport of…
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No rain in forecast. First Wildfires of season light up on the Island
Aside from some morning clouds and possibility of fog, there is no real moisture in the forecast for the next week. That means the woods and backcountry will continue to dry out and we can expect the fire risk to remain high. Thankfully temperatures will only be in the low to mid twenties over the…
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Human caused Climate Change is in the Air, on the News, all around you.
Earth is a reltively closed system. If you put more energy in, you get more energy out. We are seeing the demonstration of that basic principle now around the world. Today, we have poor Air Quality due to wildfire smoke from fires in the forests all over the Pacific Northwest. The ferocity and expanse and…
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Records falling as heat continues to Thursday
UPDATE SMOKEY SKIES BULLETIN ISSUED From Earle Plain at the Ministry of Environment Air Quality office: Good morning. A smoky Skies Bulletin (attached) has been issued for all areas of Vancouver Island as wildfire smoke has moved into the area from fires burning in Washington State and the Interior of BC. SMOKY SKIES BULLETIN ISSUED…
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Hot Labour Day Weekend Smoke May Limit Heat
Happy September! Environment Canada (EC) has issued a statement that the high pressure area now building and about to deliver us back into 30°+ temperatures will also likely deliver smoke from the Interior fires as well. They say: “Under this weather pattern, the airmass will also become quite stagnant. Combined with developing outflow winds, it is…