August 2021 Forecasts And Discussions

[Canada Goose]

https://twitter.com/ThierryGooseBC/stat ... 8996191240

[Antares]

Only 25.5C here at nearly noon.

I really can't see 35C happening.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Truly disgusting here in Bellingham with a hot, smoky east wind. AQI solidly in the unhealthy range. Temp 34ËšC.

[Canada Goose]

I really can't see 35C happening.

Wait for the wind rotation, today or tomorrow...

[wetcoast91]

Hasn't research always pointed to warmer and drier summers across the PNW, coupled with warmer and wetter winters? Doesn't really seem conductive to desertification.

Nope. There was a prevailing theory that average yearly temps would increase by 1C and our climate would be most resilliant to change. Less snow, slightly milder but less extremes here. Big difference to what we are seeing. The summer extremes are doing more harm to the ecology than what wetter winters can offset.

To which fires are you referring? It seems like the vast majority of wildfires across the province this year have occured and are occuring in semi-arid regions.

Fire suppression over the decades and last century has undoubtedly heightened the fire risk in many areas, as we've witnessed more dense forest creep into historically grassland ecosystems/regions (like the Thompson, Okanagan and east Kootenay valleys). These are dry and warm areas to begin with... once you add in the effects of climate change like longer droughts/heatwaves, the already heightened risk is elevated even further.

Mostly speaking about the fires on the Coq and near Harrison Lake. Along with the fires down in the Pacific Coastal Range.

[Bonovox]

This is just awful. The very destruction of our ecosystem before our eyes. Not on the fence anymore.

[Canada Goose]

38.0°C in Squamish.

[Bonovox]

METAR CYXX 122000Z 04019G29KT 9SM FEW260 36/07 A2999 RMK FU2CI1 CI TR DIST FU ALQDS SLP157 DENSITY ALT 2600FT

Pretty disgusting hourly metar from Abbotsford.

[wetcoast91]

38.0°C in Squamish.

[Bonovox]

36.1C with a NE wind gusting to 54km/h and 16% relative humidity in Abbotsford at the moment. We should consider ourselves lucky if we get through the next couple of days without new fires out that way.

[wetcoast91]

36.1C with a NE wind gusting to 54km/h and 16% relative humidity in Abbotsford at the moment. We should consider ourselves lucky if we get through the next couple of days without new fires out that way.

I'm sure there's a few dozen guys in their F150's trying their best to make it happen by throwing cigarette butts out the window.

[Canada Goose]

36.5°C in Abbotsford, new monthly record.

[AbbyJr]

Will this be thick enough smoke to effect temperatures on Friday? Regardless...

hrrr-vancouverski-smoke-8899200.png

[Abby_wx]

36.5°C in Abbotsford, new monthly record.

About time, it was ridiculously low. It should be close to 38C, or at least warmer than the September record (37.5C).

[Bonovox]

A current picture of the air quality and scope of smoke in the region at the moment. Open the image in a new window to get a better look.