Fire Season Weather Thread

[Donald G]

No matter how many types of resources we have at our disposal the greatest asset is still. by far, the rain from on high.

[Bpeep]

I wish castanet wouldn't put headlines like " black bear flees raging fire".
I think we all know that thousands of animals die horrid deaths in forest fires.
It's horrid enough without the headlines.

[Frisk]

I wish castanet wouldn't put headlines like " black bear flees raging fire".
I think we all know that thousands of animals die horrid deaths in forest fires.
It's horrid enough without the headlines.

The media makes a lot of money from stories about the fires. They will post anything that will get them more views.

*Edit, castanet is usually pretty good for information and doesn't post stories like that very often.

[Donald G]

The sad part is that obviously such emotionalized garbage "sells" or it would not be there. Or would appear in a different. less emotionalized, format.

[Frisk]

After today it will get cooler and rainy. We actually had nicer weather in May. Hopefully our early summer isn't ending early? Oh well, I can put up with a week of rain if it's going to lower the danger rating.

Today A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. Local smoke. Wind becoming south 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 31. UV index 8 or very high.
Tonight Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms this evening. Low 16.

Sun, 12 Jul A mix of sun and cloud. 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h early in the afternoon. High 25.
Night Showers. Low 14.

Mon, 13 Jul Showers. High 25.
Night Showers. Low 14.

Tue, 14 Jul Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. High 24.
Night Cloudy periods. Low 15.

Wed, 15 Jul A mix of sun and cloud. High 28.
Night Cloudy periods. Low 15.

Thu, 16 Jul A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. High 26.
Night Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low 15.

Fri, 17 Jul Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High 26.

[Bsuds]

A bit different predictions/guesses on the Weather Network

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weathe ... ia/kelowna

[Frisk]

July 8th compared to July 11th. Looks much better already, and there's way more rain in the forecast.

[Frisk]

A bit different predictions/guesses on the Weather Network

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weathe ... ia/kelowna

Yeah I noticed that too. Usually all the weather sites offer the same forecast but this week they've got different opinions. Here's kelowna's environment canada vs weather network forecast.

[Frisk]

There's a decent possibility of rain forecasted everywhere in BC, along with cooler temperatures will cause the danger rating to drop significantly. What happens after that, I have no idea. Rain? Sun? I guess we'll wait and see.

Kelowna

Today Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind south 20 km/h. High 26. UV index 6 or high.
Tonight Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers this evening then partly cloudy. Low 14.

Mon, 13 Jul Becoming cloudy in the morning. Showers beginning in the afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon. High 24.
Night Showers. Low 14.

Tue, 14 Jul Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. High 24.
Night Cloudy periods. Low 15.

Wed, 15 Jul A mix of sun and cloud. High 28.
Night Cloudy periods. Low 15.

Thu, 16 Jul A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. High 26.
Night Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low 15.

Fri, 17 Jul Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High 26.
Night Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Low 14.

Sat, 18 Jul Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High 23.

[Frisk]

Looks a 100 times better now.

[Frisk]

Summer is going to take a break for a while.

[Star Light]

Cooler temps & rain is most certainly welcome right now.

[Captain Tim]

The government needs to get tough on people that start forest fires. I know it's hard to prove. But if someone is found guilty, there should be a minimum 6 months jail sentence. If we see people flicking buts out the window, we should take a picture of the car and licence and post it. There is a web page called @hi* parkers of Kelowna. Someone should start a web page, "Butt heads of western Canada" or "Butt Heads of BC." I would but i don't have time or really know how to. Someone please start a web page, we need to shame these people.

[Frisk]

Summer is coming back and so will the dry conditions. We hardly received any rain, unfortunately.

[Frisk]

Nothing but sun in the forecast.

Kelowna

Today Sunny. Wind becoming north 30 km/h late this morning. High 29. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight Clear. Wind north 30 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 13.

Sat, 18 Jul Sunny. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late in the morning. High 32.
Night Clear. Low 17.

Sun, 19 Jul Sunny. High 36.
Night Clear. Low 16.

Mon, 20 Jul Sunny. High 33.
Night Cloudy periods. Low 15.

Tue, 21 Jul A mix of sun and cloud. High 30.
Night Cloudy periods. Low 14.

Wed, 22 Jul A mix of sun and cloud. High 28.
Night Cloudy periods. Low 14.

Thu, 23 Jul A mix of sun and cloud. High 27.