Category: General

  • First Snow Contest 2010/2011!

    I saw snow on Mt. Arrowsmith on the weekend. And anyone who was out trick-or-treating on Sunday night will know that when that rain came, it was a COLD rain….. sooooooooooooo….. that means it’s time for the Alberniweather Snow Contest! When will we get the first measureable amount of snow on the ground at Alberniweather…

  • Halloween Forecast… get out while it’s dry

    So a brief update on what we can expect for this weekend. Basically we are looking at another wet one, though perhaps not as windy as last weekend, it should be just as wet. The key for all the trick-or-treaters or bonfire seekers will be timing. Here are a couple images from the amazing weatheronline.co.uk…

  • Wet Weekend ahead

    This weekend, especially Saturday night and into Sunday, is going to be very wet. The models are currently predicting up to 120mm by the end of Monday. You can expect the first bout of showers to starting this evening. Then there should be a bit of a break on Friday before the main system comes…

  • The Solar Panel Works!! Tested, Verified, so when will it pay for itself?

    So yesterday morning (Saturday) I finally had a chance to verify my solar panel installation. I had completed the wiring a couple weeks ago to my shed and with some very much appreciated help from my parents the trench got all filled in and other bits and pieces squared away. So it was *finally* time…

  • A Mixed Bag continues, and Cheer for Port at 11AM!

    The weather is going to continue to be a mixed bag over the next little while. Most of the active weather is streaming to the north of us into the Central and North Coasts. We will be getting periods of sun, cloud, rain, showers, fog, clear skies, you name it. Nothing big of note that…