The Weatherhood weather station located on the roof of the Peak office in Westview can give qathet residents a more accurate forecast for the region. It could be raining in Comox on Vancouver Island, while skies are clear here across the water, so having a localized weather station is useful.
Campers at the Willingdon Beach campground had an amazing weekend of good weather that will continue for the next two days. For Monday, March 18, and Tuesday, March 19, the region will see a high temperature of 17 degrees Celsius. The sunset today is at 7:30 pm and sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:19 am.
Environment and Climate Change Canada sent an alert about El Niño, and according to the World Meteorological Organization(WMO), the 2023/2024 El Niño has peaked as one of the five strongest on record.
"It is now gradually weakening but it will continue to impact the global climate in the coming months, intensifying the warming from human emissions of greenhouse gasses. As such, above normal temperatures are predicted over almost all land areas between March and May," stated the WMO.
Environment and Climate Change Canada indicated that El Niño is the warm phase of a recurring climate pattern known
and occurs on average every two to seven years, and typically lasts nine to 12 months. It influences weather and storm patterns in different parts of the world. La Niña, the cool phase, occurs about every three to five years.
Environment and Climate Change Canada reminds us of the definition of climate change: Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.
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