Category: Storm

  • Big Snow or big No?

    The Environment Canada forecast is pretty clear which way it’s going. They think we’re going to get a fair amount of snow tomorrow and maybe even some into tomorrow night when the moisture is really supposed to fall. Here’s the GFS model. It has us at a pretty steady temperature, but not below freezing from…

  • Winter Storm Warning in Effect

    I’ve never seen this for Port Alberni. It has been issued for our section of the Island only, the Snowfall warning remains for other sections. Bolded below is the likely reason for the warning. What is a Winter Storm Warning When 25 cm of snow or more is expected to fall within 24 hours, OR…

  • Cold Start and Wet End to Week

    We got down to a low of -5.1 on Monday morning. We should go down a little lower Tuesday before we start to warm up on Wednesday. Relatively anyway… Tuesday we could hit -10 or lower with a windchill. Last night they mentioned -18 as a possibility of windchill which is pretty bonechilling for us…

  • Make it an early evening, or get wet.

    UPDATE: Good to see Environment Canada came around 😉 Get those kids out early… it’s gonna be a grad and dash halloween! Oh, and sorry Eve, looks like they’re getting wind over on the East Coast right now, but none here. Might be the same tomorrow. The EnvCanada forecast is currently calling for a not…

  • Big Wind Saturday Night?

    We’re looking down the barrel at quite the powerful little system coming at us tonight. Saturday afternoon and evening should be the worst of it. There are already warnings flying for the East, West, and South Coast of Vancouver Island as well as the Sunshine Coast. What I find most interesting though is where there…