Category: Wet

  • Continuous rain breaks 100mm mark

    When my station records rain it keeps track of its continuity. If the rain does not pause for more than 3 hours then it keeps the “Rain Storm” counter going. Since the rain started at 4AM on Sunday, March 13 we have received 101.8mm of rain. Depending on where you are around the Valley no…

  • Wind, Rain – No Radiation

    You can expect lots of wind and rain over the next few days as we get a series of systems coming through. It really has turned to Spring I think and we’re in it for good now. What I would not expect is any kind of radiation from Japan. Lots of people seem to be…

  • VIU Strike Weather – Wind and Rain

    So they say when it rains it pours? Well. That’s what it’s doing right now. You can throw in some gusty winds as well. I’m sorry to say it, but we can expect this weather through to next week. For today, this nastiness should hopefully only last until late morning/early afternoon then it will taper…

  • Spring has Sprung?

    This is a pretty easy forecast to make this time. There is a whole lot of moisture out in the Pacific just waiting to come drench us. It won’t be torrential rain, but it will be steady. The strongest pulse of rain looks like it will be on Saturday and Sunday. Today though it will…

  • Dry monday – Messy Tuesday – Wet Week

    We’re going to start out the week this week dry… Monday should be reasonably pleasant. EC is giving us some snow tonight but I think it’s not going to happen until early tomorrow morning at the earliest, likely not until after dawn on Tuesday. I think there is a good possibility that our pocket of…