Category Archives: weather

Icebreakers

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Alistair

  Kootenay Lake has three (semi?) aquatic mammals. By medium weight they are: the beaver (~ 23 kg), otter (~ 8 kg), and muskrat (~1.2 kg).  It is difficult enough to obtain decent pictures of any of the three, but … Continue reading →

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Frost patterns

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Alistair

  This is the time of year to watch for patterns in frost. Viewing is best around sunrise following a clear night. The patterns of frost, dew, and snow melt have been discussed other years (e.g., IR snow melt) and … Continue reading →

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Iris’s art

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Alistair

  While I could offer an explanation for this morning’s cloud iridescence, instead I am going to give all the credit to its ancient eponym, Iris, the Greek goddess of sky, rainbow, and the messenger of the gods. (Two pictures, … Continue reading →

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Haloes

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Alistair

  This morning’s haloes, forming over the Lake, might have been expected. After all, a storm is moving towards us and is expected to bring rain overnight and tomorrow. Often such events are presaged by a canopy of cirrus, which is just … Continue reading →

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Ground fog

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Alistair

  Clear fall mornings are a good time to enjoy the tranquility of ground fog. However, the view from my home is of the Lake rather than of a grassy valley bottom, so I don’t get to see it. Rather, I … Continue reading →

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Graupel and wind

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Alistair

  The elements raged.  Graupel pelted the Lake. And the wind lifted heavy wooden furniture off of someone’s dock.

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Steam fog in July

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Alistair

  Normally the harbinger of the fall season, the presence of steam fog in July is uncommon. Yet, I have now seen it a couple of times at sunrise. Steam fog forms over the Lake when the water is warmer than the air … Continue reading →

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Plume from afar

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Alistair

  The picture, posted on Saturday of a (controlled) burn around the Sitkum Creek fire, was dramatic. Doug Thorburn has sent me a picture that was taken about the same time and puts the matter in perspective. His view is … Continue reading →

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Nightmare continues

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Alistair

  This picture was taken at 16:30 PDT today.

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Deteriorating

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Alistair

  Late Saturday afternoon I posted a picture taken from my home of smoke from a wildfire on the ridge between Duhamel and Sitkum Creeks. The fire has since grown and has been descending the ridge toward the lakeshore. Homes at … Continue reading →

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