Category: Wind

  • Batten down the Hatches

    Now for the real forecast. 🙂 There is a Wind Warning in Effect. Here’s the Synopsis from Environment Canada. I’ve added emphasis for us. Start: Inland Vancouver Island 4:08 AM PDT Friday 02 April 2010 Wind warning for Inland Vancouver Island continued Winds southeast 60 to 80 km/h expected today over much of Vancouver Island,…

  • New Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs

    Spring can sometimes really make for some weird weather. And today is definitely living up to that. The official forecast is out from Enviro Canada. I couldn’t write this stuff myself, so I’ll just quote what they said: An intense frontal system will approach the British Columbia coast late today. The strongest winds will be…

  • Rain and Wind tonight

    We had a decent little blow last night with some rain along with it. But if the forecast holds for tonight then be on your toes for a stronger bout of wind and a whole lot of rain. They are calling for 40-50mm of rain for our region, if you are headed to Nanaimo, be…

  • Happy First Day of Spring! Blustery Week Ahead.

    Welcome to the first full day of Spring! We have some classic spring weather on the way for this week. It’s going to be cool… rainy… and blustery. You’re going to want to pack sunglasses, a sweater, a tshirt, and an umbrella. 🙂 In the next few days I’ll post a roundup of the Winter…

  • More Rain and Wind then Summer!

    OK, not quite summer. But by the end of this week we should see some very pleasant temperatures and pleasant skys. They’re still telling us we’re going to get some wind this morning, we certainly haven’t seen anything yet. So far Friday looks like the nicest day. Current forecast is for a balmy 14 degrees!…