Category: General
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Small Atmospheric River Thursday then Sunday Snow?!
Learning something new – AR Scale Last week I learned about a new-to-me scale used to classify Atmospheric River events. Here’s the chart! It’s a pretty cool, and detailed, chart. It uses the “Maximum Vertically Integrated Water Vapour Transport” and the length of an event to come up with a category from 1 being beneficial…
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Happy Halloween – A Chilly Break – Rain Thursday Night
Unsettled, also sunny There is a chance of scattered showers over the next day or two but there is also a lot of clear sky around so hopefully we get some sunny periods. With that clear sky you can expect chilly temperatures in the mornings with frost (and black ice) likely this week. Take care…
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Rain begins Saturday – Very Wet Sunday
Special Weather Statement You can see the SWS linked for our area and other areas on the forecasts. These might turn into rainfall and/or wind warnings by Saturday if the forecast continues on its present trajectory. We’re expecting a moderate Atmospheric River. The image below shows the water vapour in the upper atmosphere being transported…
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Power Out at Alberniweather – First AR over soon
Power out since 11AM If you’re looking for the live weather stats unfortunately they will not be back until power is restored at Alberniweather. The weather station has a long lasting backup battery but the computer and network gear do not. When power comes back, everything *should* return fairly quickly and automatically except the webcam…
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Mild Atmospheric River to deliver rain and wind
Starts tonight – Ends Thursday Night Below is the 24hr precipitation chart for between 5PM Wednesday and 5PM Thursday. Rain will begin on the West Coast this evening and spread through the entire region by morning. It will then taper off before heavier rain begins late Thursday morning and into the afternoon. Also expect some…