Category: Wind
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Strong rain today – Thunderstorms north and east.
The radar fills – East Coast Statement Environment Canada has already posted a Special Weather Statement for the East Coast warning of up to 50mm of rain with thunderstorms. (I am surprised this isn’t a rainfall warning or severe thunderstorm watch). The radar is already starting to fill in on the north Island. Expect rain…
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Potential for major lightning event tonight
There is a special weather statement for the south and east island but looking at both the radar and lightning tracker, I have never seen anything quite like what is moving up through northern Washington right now! I have a video of the radar in this Mastodon post: And here is the lightning in the…
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Updated Wednesday June 26 – Canada Day Weekend – Day by Day Forecast – Rain, Tarps and Safe Campfires
The picture is clearing, and it looks a little soggy, but not a write-off. Deploy Tarps!
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Summer Solstice Seconds – First Look at July Long Weekend
Solstice Thursday June 20 1:50PM PDT The solstice will occur just 29 minutes after midday in Port Alberni — the sun is highest around 1PM, not noon, during Daylight Savings Time. If you check the Almanac Page you’ll see sun rise is at 5:13AM today, the 19th, as well as the 20th. It is actually…
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May and Spring 2024 – No historic heat but a 10 year drought.
The Drought that never ended. I just published the April stats as well. And now here comes May and Spring! While it might not have felt like it, and the start of June has been a little soggy, May was actually another notably dry month compared to average. We only received half the normal amount…