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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

SHAKEOUT Drill! :+) Muscle memory for drop-cover-holdon and Learn your evacuation routes! In #PortAlberni a mega-thrust 9.0M earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island and Washington State would be very strong, a minute or more. Once the shaking stops, ONLY […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

The (20 year!) weather archive is safe after the failure of the weather server on Sunday. I have just moved it to a new machine. However, when I just tried to switch it on, there looks like a minor snag with a network component that I need to check on this […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

I (weewx-venv) imac@AlemanyiMac-1452 weewx % weewxd
Using configuration file /Users/imac/weewx-data/weewx.conf
^CTraceback (most recent call
last) :
File "/Users/imac/weewx/weewx-venv/1ib/python3.14/site-packages/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 357, in openPort
self.socket.connect((self.host, self.port))
TimeoutError: timed out

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Might have been frost in some parts of the Valley this morning! Unexpected, and not forecast! Just 1.7°C right now! #portalberni #wxtooter #cold

A screenshot of the current and low temp at Alberniweather

08:40 Sun Oct 11
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Neo View
Almanac Viev
Central Port Alberni
2026-10-11 08:35:00 AM
Current
Yesterday
Week
1.4°C
(07:54)
Outside Temperature ›
1.7°C
5.5°C
(00:00)

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Just felt an earthquake in Nanaimo? It was more of a ‘bump’. possible detection at 12:41PM PT on the Alberniweather shake sensor. We’ll see if it pops up on the USGS/NRCan maps. #earthquake #vancouverIsland

A seismic graph showing possible activity around 19:41UTC

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Precision instruments! 👍 making sure things are level after the latest move :) #weather #wxtooter #PortAlberni

Black bucket of the rain station hanging on the thin wood of the chicken wire run. there is a yellow level balanced on top

the level reports it is level to the south and north!

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

Just added a brand new view for Alberniweather! Skyfield -- see what is in the sky, and stars, and planets over Port Alberni. New tab beside the Neo and Almanac views #weather #wxnerd #WeeWx #astronomy

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Very strong cell associated with the storm. Hopefully lots of rain! Lightning strikes have diminished. #bcwildfire #portalberni

Large red blobs in the middle of the radar picture

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

just called in a possible wildfire near Labour Day Lake. We could see what looked like a large plume of brown smoke rising over the hill under the mountain. You can just see the brown hue in the picture here. lots of lightning strikes in that area. Fingers […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

a huge cloud over the mountains. In the middle under the cloud is a darker grey orange area that looks like smoke

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

A little jealous of the people on the early morning ferry this morning! Spicy Salish Sea! ⚡️ And lightning on water doesn’t make forest fires #lightning #bcstorm #bcwildfire

A radar image and lightning tracker shows clusters of heavy echoes over the strait of Georgia between Nanaimo and Vancouver with red points indicating recent lightning.

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

poor air quality in #portalberni no AQ yet because it has not lasted long enough, but it is possible we will have one this evening or tomorrow morning if conditions don't improve. Live conditions here […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

significant cluster of lightning near Franklin River junction on the Bamfield/Nitinat/PortAlberni/Cowichan road. starting to hear the rumbles. Keep an eye out for wildfire smoke today and the next day or two. But hopefully the rain this weekend will help take […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

lightning creeping up from Nahmint Lake to our south. Going to be an interesting day. Don't count the heat out yet eirher. if we get a break in the clouds we could still heat up fast to 30°C #bcstorm

a ligbtning map showing points directly south of my location just on the edge of the 35km circle

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

Currently nearly 38°C. Feels like 40. Oof. 🥵 Stay cool and hydrated out there! Live conditions at www.alberniweather.ca #bcstorm #portalberni #hot

Central Port Alberni
2026-07-22 03:35:00 PM
Current
Yesterday
Week
16.7°C
(05:56)
Outside Temperature »
37.6°C
37.8°C
(15:17)
100.97 kPa
(15:29)
Barometer »
100.97 kPa
101.37 kPa
(07:44)

2 km/h
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14.4°C
(05:27)
16.7°C
(05:56)
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6 km/h N
Dew Point
17.6°C
Heat Index
40.2°C
18 km/h NNE
• (15:22)
18.9°C
(12:13)
40.6°C
(15:12)

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

my station is currently mostly in the shade due to changes in the backyard. So this is definitely an under-count on the temperature from Alberniweather. high of 35.6°C at Alberniweather Heat Index of 37.2 official high of 34.9°C at the Alberni Airport. Humidex […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

It will never not boggle my mind that the little box under my basement stairs can detect an earthquake 4000km away!! These are the 7.3 and 6.0 quakes in Mexico this morning. #mexico #shakenet #raspberryShake #earthquake #mexico

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7.3
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2026-07-17 14:48:39
+ 15 km USGS
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3D
R8B61
4D
RB20A
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RF949
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14:56:00
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2.0
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03:57
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09:16 Fri Jul 17
1 a 47% O
6.0
Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico
2026-07-17 15:20:06
+ 10 km USGS
MY STATIONS
FOLLOWING
4D
R82A2
4D
R16DA
3D
R8B61
4D
RB20A
3D
RF949
4D
DISTANCE
4844 km
Map @ Gampa | Data @ OpenstreetMan contributors jUM
WAVEFORM (um/s)
0.6
0.4
0.2
.6e-17
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
UTC
15:28:00
FREQUENCY (Hz)
40.0
20.0
18:0
4.0
2.0
0:8
03:59
S
0.7 - 2.0 Hz
15:29:00
15:30:00

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

The active lightning and rain areas are moving on either side of Vancouver Island, mostly to the west over the ocean. It is moving from southeast to northwest. There is a significant amount of activity in the Olympic mountain range south of Victoria. We will see […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

Checked the Airport station. It only received 11mm. So no record. Which was 14.8mm in 2015. Oh well! :) Can’t all be records. #bcstorm #portalberni […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

09:28 Sun Jul 12
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Averages and Extremes
Category (Period of Record)
Average Maximum Temperature
Average Minimum Temperature
Monthly Frequency of Precipitation
Highest Temperature (1995-2026)
Lowest Temperature (1995-2026)
Greatest Precipitation (1995-2026)
Greatest Rainfall
Greatest Snowfall
Most Snow on the Ground
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29.4
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21.5
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25.0
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22.7
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18.7
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11.1
13.2
12.6
7.0
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9.8
11.5
13.4
13.8
11.9
22.51
11.11
15.9
14.5
17.9
2.1
3.5
0.1
16.3
1.7
16.9
1.1
18.7
0.0
15.7
2.3
18.3
0.0
18.0
0.0
17.5
15.3
0.5
2.7
14.01
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16.81
Xtrm 29.41
7.01
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
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0.0
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0.3
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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

some very light moisture moving onto the Island now from the West-SouthWest. We'll see if it amounts to anything. #BCStorm #PortAlberni #Radar #Rain

A screenshot from the ECCC Radar picture website.

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026

New wildfire near the end of Cypress Boulevard and Batty Rd in Cherry Creek is now “Being Held” at 0.3ha Good news. #PortAlberni #BCWildfire

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

sheesh... 36.0º C was the high at Alberniweather today. Ya... it felt that hot! #PortAlberni #BC #Weather #hot

A reading from the website shows 36.0 as the high at 14:30

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

Please sign and share this e-petition to the Government of Canada to restore the funding and services cut from Environment and Climate Change Canada. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Peti… Radar services, Weather Radio […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

A screenshot from the petition site shows a picture of a pen over a Signature line on a document followed by the webpage with the e-7465 petition details

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026

Are you a Canadian resident or citizen and would like to participate in a weather related e-petition? The government is cutting parts of Environment and Climate Change Canada, including radar, radio, and other services. I need at least 5 'supporters' to get the […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) plays a critical role in protecting Canadians through weather forecasting, severe weather warnings, climate monitoring and scientific research;
Canada is experiencing increasingly frequent and severe climate-related events, including wildfires, floods, atmospheric rivers, heat waves, winter storms and derechos;
Weather radar research, observation stations, Weatheradio services and frontline meteorological staff are essential public safety tools, particularly for rural, remote and Indigenous communities;
Recent and proposed reductions to ECCC staffing, research capacity and public weather services risk weakening Canada’s ability to predict, monitor and respond to dangerous weather events;
Reliable weather forecasting and climate science are vital to emergency preparedness, transportation safety, agriculture, marine operations and public confidence;
and Canadians deserve a strong, modern and fully supported public weather service;
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

lightning and thunder in #portalberni dark clouds overhead. rain coming but virga in the distance. #portalberni #bcstorm

A dark cloudy gray sky with layers of clouds and streaks of Virga stretching down from the bottom of the clouds. In the distance says blue sky against a small forest at Mountain. We are looking down along paved road in a neighbourhood of houses.

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

Lightning at Sproat and Great Central. Best view on the West webcam if you want to watch. Pond cam if you want to hear the rumble.

two red dots indicating lightning northwest of port alberni

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

The latest update and forecast for El Niño is out. It is seems assured now that we will be moving into an El Niño and that it will last (96% chance) through next Winter. However, the strength is not yet set in stone. "The strongest El Niño events in the […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

A bar chart showing the predicted strength of the El Niño in three month slots from April May June to December January February.

A “very strong” El Niño, denoted by dark red, is shown as a rising possibility starting in August September October with the strongest signal of about 37% chance in the November December January slot

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026

looks like a campfire gone bad near the lookout and train tracks this morning. It was visible from town at 6:30AM Campfires are still banned until Friday. But even then, please be extremely careful with any fire. The bush remains extremely dry under the surface. […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

screenshot from the bc wildfire map shows the fire as a red dot near Port Alberni visible

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

Great star gazing for the next few nights! Jupiter and its moons are in the Western sky in the evenings. We checked it out last night. #Stars #PortAlberni #Weather #Warm #Astronomy

A circular view through the telescope. You can see the dark blue sky with a bright point of light, slightly smudged, just right of centre with a smaller point of light just below and to the right. This is Jupiter and one of its Galilean moons.

A view looking up into the dark blue sky. A young man pointing a telescope above the trees.

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026

Counting the low pressure systems currently visible on earth from Artemis II. 1, 2,3,4,5? 6:54:04CT 24661.21mph #ArtemisII #NASA #Weather #Earth

It’s the earth and it’s swirling and growing!

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

The fact that a tiny box in my basement on Vancouver Island can sense an earthquake (and not even a really big one) in Japan will never not amaze me! #earthquake #japan #raspberryShake #vancouverIsland

A view of the screen from the raspberry shake website shows the 6.5 magnitude quake in Japan and the readout from the station on the right with two distinct signals

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

84kph! High Wind Gust! highest measured in quite a few years I believe! will have to go back through my records alberniweather.ca #bcstorm #wind #portalberni

alberniweather.ca
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84 km/h
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(15:45)

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/03/2026

The Atmospheric River is not done with us yet. Next wave should have the most precip. Rain and wind starts again tonight and continues through Wednesday. Very West Coast focused. The model has backed off a little for the central/inland Island and the east […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

A precipitation map of the region shows the west side of the island with the heaviest rainfall totals for the 24 hours between Tuesday 5PM and Wednesday 5PM. Over 1.5-3in (40-80mm).

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2026

Mix of snow and rain begins on the Island. Atmospheric River event incoming. Look for ECCC to post various warnings today into tomorrow and through to Wednesday. #bcstorm #bcsnow #portalberni #vancouverisland #atmosphericriver

A radar image shows the island in green surrounded by blue water of the straights and green mainland. Overlayed is a semi transpararent light blue and green region that stretches north to south and covered the north central island in blue indicating snow and the ocean in green indicating rain

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026

still snowing! About 5cm on the ground at Alberniweather! First real snowfall of the year... and it's March 10th, 11 days from the equinox! #BCStorm #BCSnow #winter

A snowy and snowing grey cloud covered scene from the top of a snow covered roof. There is a chimney in the foreground and the town is snowy rooftops

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026

they weren't kidding when they said “awhile”. 7 hours later and it's only up to March 29, 2009 lol thankfully it's not hurting anything by taking a bit so… it can just go until it's done…. #weewx #data #portalberni

Transfer 2102364 records from source database 'weewx.sdb' to destinati
Transfer 2102364 records from source database 'weewx.sdb' to destinati
Transferring, this may take a while...•
Records processed: 336000; time: 2009-03-29 01:05:00 PDT 1238313900)

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️ @alberniweather.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026

strong homer vibes... the transfer/copy is happening! it will *definitely* take awhile. but good news! all systems are back up and running! let me know if you see anything wrong, but it should all be good :) #weewx #data #portalberni

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