The rain is here to stay for a few days. A Heavy rainfall warning is in effect for the West Coast of the Island.
Thursday
Rain all day. Heaviest rain before noon. Total: 30mm between 5AM Thursday/Friday.
Friday
Rain all day. With the heaviest as the system departs around 8PM.
Total up to 30mm. 60-120 on the west coast.
At this point the weekend is looking pretty dry at least for Saturday with maybe just a few lingering showers.
Rare Aurora over the Beaufort caught on camera.
An Alberni resident named Glassghost on Flikr captured a perfect shot of Aurora Borealis on Tuesday night as a strong geomagnetic storm produced aurora as far south as Virginia.
There are generally only one or two days a year when there is even a chance to see Aurora in our region. And with the light pollution from the City it is even harder unless it is a very strong event like Tuesday. Then there is the clouds issue, and the issue of staying up to prime viewing time generally past midnight.
In all, a great feat and a beautiful exposure with the stars.
Happy Thursday!
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One response to “Rain has come – west coast warning – dazzling aurora”
Saw them right at dark up beaver creek.. Checked on aurora watch to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating 🙂 they were right overhead. Wish I could take a photo like the beauty you shared! My attempted photos were not even close to good. Wish we could see them more!