Tag: wind

  • Mild Atmospheric River to deliver rain and wind

    Mild Atmospheric River to deliver rain and wind

    Starts tonight – Ends Thursday Night Below is the 24hr precipitation chart for between 5PM Wednesday and 5PM Thursday. Rain will begin on the West Coast this evening and spread through the entire region by morning. It will then taper off before heavier rain begins late Thursday morning and into the afternoon. Also expect some…

  • The rains have come – Atmospheric River Thursday and Friday?

    The rains have come – Atmospheric River Thursday and Friday?

    It rained on Friday. It rained on Sunday. It rained this morning. It will rain tomorrow. and Wednesday. All these days did and will feature rain. Thankfully, it won’t be a downpour 24/7 like this time last year as we began our November deluge. But it will definitely rain. By Wednesday we could see up…

  • ShakeOut on Thursday!? First Fall Storm Friday?

    ShakeOut on Thursday!? First Fall Storm Friday?

    Participate in the Great BC Shakeout Every year for the past many years, on the 3rd Thursday of October, there has been a practice earthquake drill across BC, the Great BC Shakeout! It’s a big deal! And it’s also really important, and useful to do. Whether you are at home or in an office. What…

  • No rain yet. Warm Weekend. Frightening Fiona

    No rain yet. Warm Weekend. Frightening Fiona

    Where’s that moisture? It looks like the rain either hasn’t come yet or is going to miss us completely. A bummer. I was hopeful this morning when we had some strong winds that it would signal at least some moisture falling from the sky. The picture on Windy is looking pretty dry for the mid-Island…

  • Rare May Storm incoming

    Rare May Storm incoming

    Batten down the hatches It’s pretty unusual to have this kind of storm in May at all, let alone the week before the Long Weekend. But here we are. Get ready for what could be a significant wind, and rain event all across Vancouver Island. Here it comes This is the just released forecast for…