April 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

[NorthBurnabyWeather]

On some warm, cloudless days, I can see cumulus clouds churning over the North Shore Mountains. On other days, like today and yesterday, I see no clouds even over the mountains. Why?

And here's a bit of history: I have dug up newspaper articles about thunderstorms in the Lower Mainland from the 80s and early 90s. The articles came from Canadian Newsstand via my library card. It would be a lot easier if the Sun, Province and Burnaby Now had full online archives for free. The dates of the storms are 7/27/87, 6/1/88, 5/17/89, 7/10/89, 7/24/91 and 6/15/93.

You can find the articles here. Do you have any memories of these storms?

[stuffradio]

So beautiful today.

[Coquitlam79]

Brush fire near Chilliwack today. This is alot like Spring 2015 and April 2016 with the dryness. Ridge breaking down later next week. I hate to say it but that's a good thing we need some rain. The water levels are fine and won't be a problem due to the snowpack but it's the dry soils. I was walking in the woods in Pacific spirit and the forest seem tinder dry like mid summer.

[PortKells]

Brush fire near Chilliwack today. This is alot like Spring 2015 and April 2016 with the dryness. Ridge breaking down later next week. I hate to say it but that's a good thing we need some rain. The water levels are fine and won't be a problem due to the snowpack but it's the dry soils. I was walking in the woods in Pacific spirit and the forest seem tinder dry like mid summer.

Insane how fast it dries out after quite a wet winter.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Currently 13ËšC after a high of 21ËšC. Patchy frost this morning. Temperature swing reminds me of the mountains of New Mexico.

[Hound]

Yeehaw! 19.3 outside at 8:27PM is this summer?
I hit 24 today!
Time for everyone to change their winter avatars to spring avatars!

[Hawk]

On some warm, cloudless days, I can see cumulus clouds churning over the North Shore Mountains. On other days, like today and yesterday, I see no clouds even over the mountains. Why?

My guess is some of those cumulus mountain days are still a little troffy..much like the last several weeks. Now we are under a solid ridge.

Yes I remember some of those t storms in the 80s and 90s. One outstanding one about 27 years ago in August was an amazing light show. Hot during the day then black clouds moving in from the south and east. Massive line of lightning strikes moving in from the SE. I was driving back from Kitsilano Beach to Coquitlam and I would say that's one of the best thunderstorms I ever remember.
It seems that recently for the last 20 or so years our snow events and thunderstorm events have been watered way down. They just don't happen so much anymore.

[Bonovox]

On some warm, cloudless days, I can see cumulus clouds churning over the North Shore Mountains. On other days, like today and yesterday, I see no clouds even over the mountains. Why?

I could be way off here, but if I had to hazard a guess, it would probably have to do with the flow aloft in the vicinity of the mountains. Winds out of the S, SW, etc rise against the terrain and you have cloud development as the air ascends and cools, the other way around and you get subsidence and no cloud development.

[SouthSardiswx]

More like did you see me? The coffee/ice cream shop across the street from the Boathouse.

Unless you had a box of chocolates with you.

[SouthSardiswx]

Yeehaw! 19.3 outside at 8:27PM is this summer?
I hit 24 today!
Time for everyone to change their winter avatars to spring avatars!

26.0c for the high on Thursday in south Sardis absolutely amazing day.

[SouthSardiswx]

Brush fire near Chilliwack today. This is alot like Spring 2015 and April 2016 with the dryness. Ridge breaking down later next week. I hate to say it but that's a good thing we need some rain. The water levels are fine and won't be a problem due to the snowpack but it's the dry soils. I was walking in the woods in Pacific spirit and the forest seem tinder dry like mid summer.

Excellent analysis C79

[SouthSardiswx]

On some warm, cloudless days, I can see cumulus clouds churning over the North Shore Mountains. On other days, like today and yesterday, I see no clouds even over the mountains. Why?

And here's a bit of history: I have dug up newspaper articles about thunderstorms in the Lower Mainland from the 80s and early 90s. The articles came from Canadian Newsstand via my library card. It would be a lot easier if the Sun, Province and Burnaby Now had full online archives for free. The dates of the storms are 7/27/87, 6/1/88, 5/17/89, 7/10/89, 7/24/91 and 6/15/93.

You can find the articles here. Do you have any memories of these storms?

Awesome read NBW and interesting history as well.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

3ËšC and no frost this morning.

[Hound]

3ËšC and no frost this morning.

I got down to 7

[Bonovox]

I need some rain.