Category: Hot
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Watch the smoke flow over the province like the data out of my wallet.
How are the Arctic, Alberta Fires, Smokey Port Alberni skies, and US Tornadoes all connected? The Jet Stream. Here’s the Jet Stream modelled this morning. Red line is mine. This rather bent-out-of-shape pattern has been a frequent topic on this blog. Search for “Rutgers” on this webpage and you’ll come up with these blog entries…
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Alberta Smoke. Hot and Sunny week. Fire Danger holding at High.
We will start the week hot and then gradually cool but the sun will stick for the whole time. We should get to 30°C or 31°C today, 29°C on Tuesday, 25°C on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and then around 20°C this weekend. Note: Now that there is smoke in the air, there is the possibility…
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Dry and pleasant weeks ahead as fire danger rises.
There was a chance of showers most of the weekend but for those of us who stayed in Port Alberni (it was pretty quiet around here!) the only hint of rain were a few drops on Sunday afternoon. We got a nice little shower this morning though and that looks to be all we can…
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Spring Heat and sun through Mother’s Day. Rain Victoria Day?
It was a beautiful weekend and it looks like the sun won’t stop anytime soon. The UWash model is bone dry all the way through Mother’s day. Unfortunately that might mean that the heat comes a week too early for Victoria Day weekend. There is precipitation expected again by mid week next week. But that…
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Sunny warm weekend coming!
It’s going to feel darn near summery once these clouds and cool winds go away! In fact that warmth is going to extend into next week and if we’re lucky into Mother’s Day weekend as well! It’s May, so that means the University of Washington weather maps have switched over to “summer” mode and the…