Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 22hI thought at first it was a cat this morning but, no, Possum 0180
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Bats doing their diurnal migration in Brisbane like the crows in Vancouver 3292
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Brunfelsia Australis - southern raintree. Northgate Bris. 0100
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Guarding the door of our burger joint in Nundah QLD AU 1151
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Showery day with some mammatus on the Brisbane River 0151
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Local, tiny, surprised looking spider, Sunshine Coast QLD AU 1655252
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Striking bush turkey in a beach barrier at Marochydore QLD 0212
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 01/10/2026An ibis unfortunately beside a bin (ibis are called “bin chickens” in Australia). It’s a 14 hr flight to a somewhat different world. I’ll send pics during the 2 weeks we’re away 1211
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ovnite rich front busy w/7 AM totals of 48.6 mm W Van, 42.5 Harbour, 13.6 Airport, 20.8 White Rock, 38.2 the Pitt, 72.2 mm UBC stn Maple Rdg, and a few more to come. A brisk W wind beach ltr AM and some clrg. AM cld then 🌞 Wed. Increasing cld Thu w/chc 🚿 Thu eve/ Fri AM. 🌞/warmer wknd. 2201
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Cool looking late season Dahlia in the West End #YVR 0212
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Long fetch plume of mid-latitude moisture extending intact to W of the date line at 35N drops ESE today, Xing the LM tmrw AM. Rain dvlpg this eve tapering to 🚿s Tue PM. Breezy fm the SE ltr tdy thru Tue AM. Partial clrg PM, cool. Amts 80mm N shore to 30 far S. AM cld then 🌞 Wed. Cld Thu PM-Fri chc 🚿 1191
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Some hi cld this AM from a deformation zone to the S but gnly 🌞tdy #YVR: a bit cool. Cold fnt NW tracks SE w/⬆️ cld tmrw. Rain dvlps eve and continues thru Tue w/brisk SE winds. Ttls range from 25-75 mm S to N Shore. AR-1 level plume. Partial clrg Wed and cool. 🌞/warmer Thu. Chc🚿Fri. Dry wknd. 3212
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Interesting cirrocumuloform pattern this evening #YVR 1342
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Mixed skies w/areas of fog and low cloud about this AM #YVR. Bcmg mainly 🌞this AM, but cool. Clds ⬆️PM as an upr trough to the W tracks E and weakens. Areas fg Sun AM then 🌞. A sharp cold frnt tracks down the coast Mon-Tue. Rain/wind by Mon eve thru Tue. The fnt weakens/stalls just S on Wed w/chc 🚿 1212
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Full moon this morning illuminating some clouds nearby 0141
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Unstbl S flow ovr #YVR this AM as a compact upr low lifts NE into WA. An upr trof, movg E, lies N of the low. 🚿thru erly eve due instability in the wake of the trof. W winds increase AM as the local gradient increases, peaking mid PM G 50-60 beach. AM cld then 🌞 wknd. Clds ⬆️ Mon. Stormy Mon eve/Tue 0151
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Working cst tdy (prob the last time this year). Sfc low to the SW + supporting upr trof to the W lift ENE today, w/the low passing into WA Fri AM and the upr trof crossing thru LM Fri PM. Rain dvlps this PM tapering to shwrs Fri PM. Windy and cool Fri. Clds w/PM 🌞Sat. Mainly 🌞 milder Sun. Clds Mon 0192
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🚿s taper off this AM #YVR as a weak cold fnt shifts inland. PM 🌞breaks. Vortmax 43N 155W phases w/a moist srn stream and intensifies while lifting ENE and over the LM Fri Eve. Clds then 🌧️ Thu. 🚿 Fri, breezy PM. Weak upr rdg Sat decays into a weak trof Sun. 🌞 Sat. Clds Sun. Ridgy Mon: vrbl sky. 🌧️Tue 1172
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Cld this AM w/inflow ovnite. Vrbl skies + cooler tdy #YVR. Offshr upr trof lifts ovr SWBC Wed AM w/a 🚿then eyes on a low dvlpng to the SW on Thu, followed by a deep, progressive upr trof Fri. Chc 🚿Wed-Fri. Breezy Fri eve Sat AM. Clrg Sat AM. Sun looks nice. Nxt wk wetter undr a cooler unstbl flow 0161
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Lovey send off to summer, courtesy of autumn #YVR 0342
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Cldy this AM w/a combo of low cld/fg + hi cld from a weak upr cold fnt. Bcmg mainly 🌞late AM #YVR. Circulation becomes more cyclonic/unstbl/cooler thru the wk as a broad upr low over thr Gulf of AK sends impulses twd the cst. Mainly cldy/chc 🚿Tue -Sat AM. Windy Fri. Sat PM some 🌞. Chc 🚿Sun-Tue 29th 1161
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Plumes of cirrus and cirrocumulus overhead this evening #YVR as weak upper disturbances drift past in a SW flow aloft. Bonus moon. 0240
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Areas of fog inland this AM. AQ not the best as the LM remains under a stagnant rdg. Bcmg mainly 🌞 tdy #YVR. T 19C beach, 24 inland. Same Mon. More cld chc lgt 🚿Tue as an upr trof approaches fm the W. Increased cld /cooler + chc lgt🚿 Wed-Fri as the LM falls undr the circulation of the trof. Rain Fri 1172
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Some hi cld tdy #YVR as an upr trof to the N tracks inland. T nr avg. Areas AM low cld then mainly🌞Sun-Mon undr a brisk SW flow aloft. Chc 🚿 Tue-Sat AM w/a series of upr trofs bring cooler and unsettled conditions to SWBC and end our extension of summer. Not too wet tho. ENS mean 8 mm Tue-Sat 2233
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Areas of fog/low cld dvlpg now over the LM under a stg inversion and clr skies aloft. #YVR undr a NW flow, E of an ofshr rdg. Bcmg 🌞tdy. 20C beach 25 inland. Rdg flattens Sat w/some hi cld. Mainly 🌞Sun-Mon w/AM fog. Chc 🚿 Tue-Fri w/a series of upr trofs passing ovhd in a brisk SW flow (stgest Fri). 0121
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Areas of cld/ptchy fog inland this AM #YVR. Light outflow w/weak hi P inland and a thermal trof alg the W cst of VI. Mainly 🌞/warm tdy #YVR w/inland hi 25C, 20 beach. Upr rdg responsible shifts S but stays in charge Fri. Upr trof to the N brings cld Sat. AM fog/PM 🌞 Sun/Mon. Chc 🚿 Tue. Cool/cld Wed 1200
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Stg upr rdg buldg in from the N. Outflow this am and clr skies #YVR. Mainly🌞, seasonably mild Wed-Fri. AM fog in sheltered areas. A few clds Sat as an upr trof to the N slides inland. AM fog/PM 🌞 Sun. Vrbl sky Mon. Chc lgt 🚿Tue+Wed. Last wk of Sept looking wetter 2180
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 15/09/2026My daughter’s shot of the moon and Venus sharing a moment the other evening over Brisbane 212213
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Upr low over the E Vly shifting inland. Clds - slt chc 🚿- then clrg #YVR w/a W wind beach this PM. Stg upr rdg builds in from the NW for mainly 🌞 skies Wed-Fri. AM fog in sheltered areas. A few clds Sat as an upr trof to the N slides inland. AM fog/PM 🌞 Sun. Vrbl sky Mon. No 🌧️til nxt wk 0170
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 14/09/2026On Cariboo tdy. Upper trof ovr Haida Gwaii digging SE with #YVR undr a cool marine airmass. Clds/chc 🚿overnight - Tue AM then PM clrg as the trof drops S and high P builds in. AM cld then sun Wed/Thu and warmer. Dry Fri-wknd. Patchy AM fog. 0131
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Vrbl☁️ tdy #YVR as an upr low ovr S WA tracks E. Inflow strengthens this PM. Wind convergence + upslope flow produces a few light 🚿ovnite Vly, extndg to the N Shore Mon AM then drying out. Mainly cldy and cool Mon. A vortmax dvlpg ovr the N cst Mon eve is ovhd Tue AM. A few 🚿s Tue AM. Clrg PM. 🌞Wed 1181
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 12/09/2026After Tue's 🚿 chances, #YVR looking at a dry/warm spell thru the end of next wknd: perhaps longer. I guess this would be considered good harvest/haying weather in the ALR. However, climate models sustain a serious precip deficit thru month's end and into Oct under a persistent, warm, W flow. 0190
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Clds tdy as an upr low off WA tracks E. #YVR is just getting grazed by a connected upr trough just to the S. Maybe the odd bit of virga. Skies clr Sun AM as an upr rdg builds in. Breezy PMs beach. Increasing cld Mon w/a chc 🚿s Tue AM as an inside slider vortmax carves thru the rdg to the N of the LM 0203
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Working Cariboo tdy. Upr low offshore slowly tracs S to NW OR by Sat eve. Flow over #YVR backs with it, from SW tdy to NE by Sun AM as the low exits inland. Vrbl skies w/a chc light 🚿, most likely Alpine, thru Sat then clrg Sun. Mix 🌞/cld Mon as a vortmax tracks inland to the N. Gusty beach Sat PM. 0172
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Windy beaches as a vestigial cold fnt drops S thru #YVR this AM. Low chc sprinkle N shore. Vortmax 51N 134W drops ESE in the wake of the fnt: maintains vrbl skies tdy. Dvlpg upr low ovr the W Yukon drops S to off VI Fri PM. Unstbl air gets pumped into the LM w/clds+ a few 🚿Fri-Sun AM. Vrbl sky PM 2191
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Clds increase tdy #YVR as a stg cold fnt over N BC approaches. It weakens at lower lvls but maintains integrity aloft. So little precip w/this but winds increase erly Thu AM NW 30-40 G 60-70 beaches. Mix sun/cld. Clds/🚿s Fri/Sat. Moisture from ex Marie 32N 127W + weakening TS Lowell 28.7N 161.2W 2222
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A snapshot of SST anomalies 30 years ago on Labour day vs Monday of this year. One day does not trend make, but we've got 30 years of steady oceanic heating in the record. 2407
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026#YVR undr a NW flow aloft E of an offshr upr rdg. The airmass is stbl with some low cloud this AM. Bcmg mainly 🌞 ltr AM and warmer. Mainly cldy/dry Wed as the rdg flattens and an upr trof approaches fm the NW. Chc 🚿 Thu PM as the trof axis sweeps thru SWBC. WIndy Thu. Clds chc 🚿Fri/Sat. Dry Sunday 1171
Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Virga from developing cumulus in an unstable atmosphere this morning as an upper low develops overhead #YVR. It’s shifting south pretty quickly. 2181