Tag: rain

  • 11 degrees on Sunday! Hour forward Saturday night. Rain/snow possible Monday.

    11 degrees on Sunday! Hour forward Saturday night. Rain/snow possible Monday.

    A short post today. There is a little skiff of snow on the road here in Parksville as I ride on the bus. Skies were a little clearer in Port Alberni and no hint of white stuff. Skies should clear a little more across the Island today and we should end up with a very…

  • Higher Elevation snow likely Tuesday.

    Higher Elevation snow likely Tuesday.

    Environment Canada is calling for snow this morning turning to rain in the afternoon. The UWash model agrees and goes a little further on the rain front, predicting snow only for higher elevations. Showers or flurries will be light at best anyway so I don’t expect a lot of concern from today’s precipitation. Wednesday and…

  • A return to snow or maybe rain Thursday afternoon and Friday.

    A return to snow or maybe rain Thursday afternoon and Friday.

    Updates… Original Post… It was a beautiful today today. It warmed up pretty fast and the snow took a big dent out of the accumulated snow. However, there is more coming. The question is, rain or snow? Starting Thursday afternoon we will be back into a pattern of precipitation. However, the warm of the last…

  • Fog continues until Wednesday

    Fog continues until Wednesday

    We are in a pretty set pattern of inversion that continues to deliver fog for most of the Valley and bright clear skies above and outside the Valley. All thanks to the Jetstream flying far to the north of us. Expect this pattern to continue until Wednesday when the jet straightens out again and will…

  • Bad Cell service? Blame the fog. It’s going away on Wednesday.

    Bad Cell service? Blame the fog. It’s going away on Wednesday.

    The inversion and resulting fog will continue today. It was zero visibility on some parts of Highway 4 near Whiskey Creek this morning so please drive carefully. Below is what the UWash model looks like when it is like this. Notice the very heavy cloud in the northern Strait of Georgia that extends quite far…