Category: Wind

  • Eve gets her wish! Had to call in a report today

    So we got up to 70kph this evening (18:20). That’s the point where I have to call in to Environment Canada as a Severe Weather Watcher. Which I did. The forecaster on the other end of the line sounded reasonably impressed. Obviously since they didn’t issue a warning for our area, they weren’t looking for…

  • Ninety mm this week, 100 more next

    It was supposed to be sunny today, but I have a feeling we might not see any sun in the Valley. Looks like a pretty heavy cover, and there is some moisture on the radar as well. It’s all getting us ready for next week, when fall is going to hit us. It was previously…

  • Some real “weather” coming (UPDATED)

    It has been a very quiet couple months. This next few days though we should get some rain. We didn’t end up getting a whole lot yesterday, only around 4mm, but it looks like tomorrow and Tuesday will give us some more. Just in time to “water in” those new garden plots. We went for…

  • Earth Hour might be really easy for some tonight!

    With Wind warnings out for the West and East coast of the Island it might be pretty easy for some people to turn off the lights and save some power tonight… there might not be any electricity flowing to turn off! The winds aren’t slated to be huge, but there coould be enough gusts to…

  • It’s Spring… take your pick on the Weather!

    This morning when I drove to Qualicum at 5:50 it was snowing heavily on the Hump and all the way into Coombs. Luckily it didn’t stick much. Then it was sunny most of the day, quite beautiful really! Tomorrow, probably more of the same. Morning will be variable, then some rain, then some sun Friday,…