Category: Snow

  • Well hello snow – Might be time for that contest…

    Well hello snow – Might be time for that contest…

    Threat of snow continues until around noon The rain started to turn to snow as I went up the Hump this morning around 6AM. Now it looks like this: There are also reports of wet snow falling in and around Port Alberni. There is a slight chance of it accumulating, particularly if it rains/snows more…

  • Aurora Borealis this weekend? Clear, but cold, skies. Sunny days.

    Aurora Borealis this weekend? Clear, but cold, skies. Sunny days.

    We have clear skies for the next 3 days! And bonus, we might have Aurora again! Here’s the forecast from spaceweather.com the “strong” Geomagnetic storm. GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: A strong G3-class geomagnetic storm is possible on Oct. 30th when the CME from yesterday’s X1-flare is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field. Such storms can spark naked-eye auroras as far south as Illinois…

  • Daylight Saving Snowman? Possible!

    Daylight Saving Snowman? Possible!

    Saturday night rain may turn to snow briefly Sunday As you might have guessed from the gusty winds this afternoon, a change of weather is coming. We have a fairly strong, and strengthening front sliding down the Island from the North. Check it out on the Satellites Page. The front is expected to push moisture…

  • Pleasant Friday and Saturday. Possible messy Snow Sunday.

    Pleasant Friday and Saturday. Possible messy Snow Sunday.

    All things considered it has been quite a pleasant week with the sun shining in the afternoons and the buds on the trees and bushes growing fast! Friday and Saturday should be cloudy as we set up for a short but intense but of weather on Sunday. Sunday – Leap Forward into Snow? Sunday is…

  • Mid Island shower or flurry this evening – then Dry and cold. Moving to Pi.

    Mid Island shower or flurry this evening – then Dry and cold. Moving to Pi.

    Light showers Tuesday – Evening rain or flurry. There are some scattered showers lingering off the West Coast today as a weak system affects us. The moisture will gradually move onto the Island mostly affecting the West Coast later today. However. some rain will gather in the 4-7PM period in Port Alberni and the Valley…