Tag: rain

  • Big Rain on West Coast – Snow Thursday – Website tweaks – See you next decade!

    Big Rain on West Coast – Snow Thursday – Website tweaks – See you next decade!

    Probably the last post of 2019 Happy New Year! Hope everyone has a fun and safe New Year’s celebration tomorrow. Here’s what to expect from the weather. Big rain West Coast – less elsewhere. Showers will start on the west coast monday morning and continue into Tuesday. There is a rainfall warning issued already. For…

  • Heavy rain might mix snow today. Heavy snow on high terrain.

    Heavy rain might mix snow today. Heavy snow on high terrain.

    A fairly intense system should enter and exit the picture today. Starting around 1PM Showers should begin around 1PM and for most of the rest of the central Island by 4PM. Where you see the heaviest rainfall, the blue areas below, those will be the places most likely to see snow mix in as the…

  • Blustery weekend before a chance of Christmas morning flurries.

    Blustery weekend before a chance of Christmas morning flurries.

    We started the day on Friday in between systems. A reminder that my station is not measuring rainfall at the moment. You can get measurements from Alberni Elementary which saw over 30mm yesterday alone. Port Alberni was spared the wind that hit the east and south parts of the Island. Many areas were without power…

  • Possible snow Monday morning? A first look at Christmas.

    Possible snow Monday morning? A first look at Christmas.

    There will be some showers lingering in the area tonight and into Saturday morning but we should see some sunny breaks on Saturday as it cools down again near zero. Saturday night should be clear and cold and as clouds move back in on Sunday this will set us up for possible snow Sunday night…

  • Needed Rain incoming this afternoon.

    Needed Rain incoming this afternoon.

    It has been a dry fall. Thankfully we are about to receive some much needed rain. This morning’s fog and drizzle is in anticipation of a band of rain moving across the Island. Afternoon rain continues into 2nd wave Thursday. The series of images below shows the progress from this afternoon into Thursday morning. The…