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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 7h

A beautiful evening on the Island of #Montreal Checking out the view from my friend’s new condo. Une belle soirée sur l'île de #Montréal. Je profite de la vue depuis le nouveau condo d'un ami. #ShareYourWeather #MomentMétéo #YULwx #MétéoQC #QCstorm #QCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 11h

Some sweet cloud action over Montréal as a fall streak hole appeared in the altocumulus deck. Interestingly the cloud deck moved on but the resultant “fall” of ice crystals still remained in place over 30 minutes later. #ShareYourWeather #MomentMétéo #YULwx #QCstorm #MétéoQC

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Au revoir mes amis… en ligne pour vol #AC312 avec service à Montréal! Bye my friends… In line for @aircanada.bsky.social flight 312 with service to Montreal! #ShareYourTravels #YVR ✈️ #YUL

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

While just one app, not sure I can recall such an extended dry period likely for the BC Coast in October, when normally we enter our wetter months. Oct the 4th wettest. While some discrepancy on high placement, the amt of heat, & risk of fog.. it’s gonna be dry! #BCdry #BCstorm #BCwx #BCstormwatch

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A bit late as the photos are from yesterday but cheers from the worst country in the world! 🇨🇦

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Picture perfect Sunday in Metro Vancouver on this first weekend of autumn 2026 — after a wet system to start the week, it looks like an extended dry stretch is upon us with temps trending above normal. (Normals currently near 17°C) #ShareYourWeather #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Has an event, guess where the event is?! You guessed it, where the only pop-up rain shower is! 😅

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Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Full moon this morning illuminating some clouds nearby

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not often we see a convergence zone across Metro Vancouver, but we have one that’s developed and pushing S thru Metro Van… Northern burbs are already in the clearing while southern areas can expect heavy rain at times as it sags south into Whatcom county, WA 18:25 PDT #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Early fall supercell thunderstorm with rotating wall cloud captured near Osoyoos in the BC Okanagan a little earlier today… CASSS Silver Star radar capturing the associated rotation. H/T 📸: Lydia Sage #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Incoming boundary toward the BC Lower Mainland — expect a brief period of heavier rain with its passage then a quick drop off after. Winds will pick up in behind this feature. Expect passage from W to E over the next 2-3hours. #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCWX #YVRwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A fellow storm chaser was out today taking photos and snapped this pic of a lighthouse.. any guesses as to which lighthouse and/or where?? 🤔

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

While astronomical fall starts Tues, wildfire is still an issue after an extended dry period over SW BC. A new #BCwildfire known as the Mount Jack Wildfire, started on Sunday on S Vancouver Island. This evening it is visible from Pt Angeles, WA! H/T 📸: Mike Huntzinger #BCStorm #BCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The last sunset of astronomical summer 2026 in Vancouver, BC occur occurring at 7:12pm PCT/PDT today, 21 September. The autumnal equinox occurs at 5:05pm PCT/PDT on the 22nd. #ShareYourWeather #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #YVRwx #BCwx #Summer2026 #sunset

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The last sunset of astronomical summer 2026 in Vancouver, BC occur occurring at 7:12pm PCT/PDT today, 22 September. The autumnal equinox occurs at 5:05pm PCT/PDT on the 23rd. #ShareYourWeather #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #YVRwx #BCwx #Summer2026 #sunset

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Transmission circuit failure with BC Hydro equipment and resultant power surge happening triggering multiple power outages affecting ~18,000 customers in primarily the Tri-Cities — knew something big had to have happened after the power surge at my office..

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A perfect way to end the summer season with a Sara hMcLachlan concert at the new Freedom Mobile Amphitheatre on the PNE Fairgrounds in Vancouver. Loving the venue so far. Great seating layout; lots of room, food and drink options; and outdoors!

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Matthew Pfab @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Last Saturday (9/12), @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social and I drove thru some of the #BrunswickComplexFire burn scars near Boston Bar, BC. These photos, from the Trans-Canada Highway, are a great example of what a large fire’s burn scar looks like, only weeks later. #bcstorm #ShareYourWeather

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Not bad for a mid-September beach day in #Vancouver — it was hot in the sun, enough so that people were in swim suits w/ some even taking to the water which was clear after a recent dry, calm stretch. A change in the pattern coming right on cue on Tuesday! #ShareYourWeather #BCstorm #BCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There is nothing like a walk around the Vancouver seawall at Stanley Park (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: X̱wáýx̱way)— what a gorgeous day with sunshine. wispy cirrus and temps near seasonal at 18°C (22°C inland) on this last weekend of astronomical summer 2026! #ShareYourWeather #BCstorm #BCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What I believe is one of the most underrated stretches of drives in the province of #BritishColumbja is #BChwy99 betw/ Pavilion & Lillooet—the stunning views & steep cliffs around the Fraser River are like none other. What’s yours? Happy to have taken @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social ystdy! #DriveBC

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Good morning from the Othello Tunnels in the Coquihalla Canyon just outside of Hope BC as @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social and I do the circle route from Vancouver, to Lytton to Lillooet, to Whistler! A beautiful, sunny and warm day as a low moves into our south! #ShareYourWeather #BCstorm #BCwx

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Dave Sills 🍁🌪️🎶⚓☮️ @davesills.ca · 09/09/2026

The new Canada's Changing Climate Report 2026 is a sobering read. Even if greenhouse gas emissions stopped tomorrow, the warming / impacts are locked in for centuries. I was a lead author for Ch 8 on extremes - lots of uncertainty. Please at least read the summary: www.canada.ca/content/dam/...

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Over the BC Lower Mainland with do lots with little… this cumulonimbus cloud producing a couple lightning strikes over Abbotsford BC at around 445p PT today. H/T 📸: Candice Olafson on the Vancouver & Lower Mainland Weather FB page #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCWx #YVRwx

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Dr. Drew Brayshaw 🌊🪨 @drewbrayshaw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

West from Chwk

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’m home so back to our usual programming of convection dying as it moves into the more stable atmosphere of Metro Vancouver lowlands losing the additional lift provided by the mountains. 😝 View from Cambie Bridge looking NE at 3:05p PDT #BCstorm #BCstormwatch #YVRwx

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Dr. Drew Brayshaw 🌊🪨 @drewbrayshaw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Distant thunder, cumulonimbus leaning overhead and drops dropping in Chwk

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Towering cumulus clouds over the North Shore Mountains making it known in what direction the upper level winds are moving… thunder heard toward Silverdale (Mission) where the updrafts are a bit more robust. Can’t chase today to so be sure to take pics & tag me! #StormWatch #BCStorm #BCwx #YVRwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New Equal Earth map just dropped. Countries now depicted with their true relative size.

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Anyone else get the Vancouver sunset?? I was on The Comedeorolgy Report with @joeyonly.bsky.social and friends so this was the best I got from the Superstore parking lot. What did you see? Drop em below with location! 👇 #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCWX #YVRwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It has since just ended but a little oops with the wording for the thunderstorm warning for NW Ontario... 😂 "From Minnesota to Minnesota then to Minnesota" #ONstorm #ONwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Red Level Thunderstorm Warning for #Toronto — treat this as you would a tornado warning and take cover away from exterior walls and windows! The extremely dangerous storm is located over Black Creek Pioneer Village and moving SW at 40 km/h. Destructive wind, hail poss. #ONstorm

Issued at: 5:01 PM EDT Wednesday 2 Sep 2026
Impact level: Extreme
Forecast confidence: Very High
At 5:00 p.m. EDT, an extremely dangerous thunderstorm is located over Black Creek Pioneer Village. This extremely dangerous thunderstorm is moving southeast at 40 km/h. Destructive wind gusts, golf ball to tennis ball size hail and very heavy rain are possible.
Locations and nearby areas that could be impacted include: North York, Toronto, Toronto Island, Scarborough
Take immediate cover if a thunderstorm approaches. If outside, protect yourself from flying debris and hail.
Emergency Management Ontario recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.
Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
To report severe weather in Ontario, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #ONStorm.
For more information: ontario.ca/page/be-prepared-emergency.
In offent formantionaof. I’m

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On Monday, Aug 31 at 3pm PT, I'll have a live virtual office hour focused solely on potential for an East Pacific tropical storm or hurricane to affect California next weekend (mostly likely indirectly, but with slight chance of a more direct approach). .

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Will a tropical storm affect California next weekend? Maybe, but most likely indirectly... - YouTube

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 08/31/2026 topic: I...

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Did you see it?! There are reports of what sounds a fireball over western Washington a short time ago, around 8:50PM-8:53PM PDT. Reports include seeing a meteor fragment apart, bright white to some, green colours seen been others. Share your reports in the comments! 30 Aug 2026

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Asteroid Impact on Earth

ALT: Asteroid Impact on Earth

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Convective showers are developing in a SWly flow aloft over the Lower Mainland. The local mountains allowing for additional lift and the first lightning of the evening with a thunderstorm over Cypress Mountain. 955p PT | 28 August 2026 #BCstorm #BCstormwatch #BCwx #YVRwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Beautiful post downpour rainbow peaking through the towers of downtown Vancouver… did you see it? 🌈 #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx #YVRwx #LMDwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Rest in Peace Dolly Parton. The unequivocal Queen of Country and supporter of LGBTQ+ rights has passed. 😞

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Smoke aloft from wildfires in WA state creeping into the Lower Mainland sky as a SE’ly flow aloft pushes it into the region. One hot, hazy, humid day Tuesday as the pattern shifts into Wed w/ a switch to cooler onshore flow after the risk of a t-storm Tue eve. #BCStorm #BCwx #BCstormwatch

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Former Vancouver Island resident, now @weathernetwork.bsky.social meteorologist, @50shadesofvan.bsky.social breaks down the favourable meteorological conditions that made last night’s t-storms unique to the BC Coast!⛈️ www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat... #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx #YVRwx

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What fuelled one of Vancouver’s most remarkable storms in years? - The Weather Network

Remarkable thunderstorms pummeled the South Coast on Saturday night

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

There are only 12 reasons why I would miss yesterday’s epic Vancouver thunderstorm event and here they are (and my partner)! The “irony” of missing it to see 11 weather weenies is not lost on me. Next party is at my place… not 3 hours away. 🤪 #TalesOfAWeatherNerd #PNWwx #BCwx #WAwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Over the last 24 hours, 67 new #BCwildfires have been reported across BC inclg the Coast. After last night’s thunderstorm event across southern parts, expect this number to increase over the next couple of days, as dry weather reestablishes itself. #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

What a radar loop… and I wasn’t home (again!) — This one stings a little Vancouver! #BCstorm #BCwx #BCstormwatch #YVRwx

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Ensembleator @ensembleator.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🚿s taper off this AM as the low responsible for last night's 2K bolts spectacular light show #YVR shifts E thru the Srn Interior. Weak upr ridge builds in its wake w/partial clrg PM. AM low cld/fog then mainly sunny Mon. Cld by Tue PM as the nxt upr trof 42N 143W takes aim at SWBC: chc 🚿/⚡Wed/Thu

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Vancouver Port Live 24/7 webcam 🇨🇦 @vancouverportlive.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Lightning strike in #vancouver as seen from North Van, first in real time then slowed down @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social @ensembleator.bsky.social

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

All Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for SW BC have currently been ended as of 12:25a PT, 23 August 2026. A Watch Remains in Effect for the areas in Yellow however it looks as if the worst has generally passed. Check out the radar from the last 4hrs!. #BCstorm #BCstormwatch #BCwx

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

While things have eased slightly, the Yellow Warning for Severe Thunderstorms continues at 11:31pm PDT for NW Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound These severe thunderstorms are moving slowly to the east. Damaging wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and heavy rain are possible. #BCstorm #BCwx

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Ian Crook @icyvr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

@yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social Stunning #Lightening show from the North Shore this evening. #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Photography #ECK #BlueSkyArtShow All images are copyright Ian Crook. Technical details in Alt text. Some other strikes were so bright they blew out the image...

This is a series of photographs of brilliantly bright lightening strikes in the Vancouver area, taken from the North Shore of Vancouver. Photos taken using Nikon 24-70 Sii lens @f4, 6 seconds, ISO 64.

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Adam Levitt @adamlevitt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I’ve never seen thunder and lightning like this in my 26 years of living on the west coast. Close to a dozen strikes just like this one. Sound on for this one. Insane.

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

At 10:43p, an area of severe storms is located about 25 km SW of Vancouver. These severe storms are moving slowly E. Damaging wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and heavy rain are possible. Locations incl: Bowen, Apodaca Pk, Eagle Harbour, Horseshoe Bay, Caulfeild, University Hill, Cypress Park

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