‼️‼️ Wind Storm Monday: A weekend of calm winds, cool temps and light / moderate rain before things get wild on Monday.
‼️‼️ Wind Storm Monday: A weekend of calm winds, cool temps and light / moderate rain before things get wild on Monday.
Latest guidance suggests we’re waking up to blustery south winds Monday morning, as a powerful late-breaking system begins to make its way closer to Vancouver Island.
Expect the strongest winds of the season as a westerly surge down the strait puts Oak Harbor into the crosshairs for possible 65MPH gusts Monday afternoon.
Many things to observe and refine over the weekend on this storm — but models are currently showing south whidbey with about half the wind speeds of what’s coming down the strait for Oak Harbor north.
A blustery scene here in any case, and I’m not expecting the electric system to fare well for us being that we’re depending on the northern lines for our grid.
Also the westerly surge events are typically strongest down Saratoga passage into Langley proper.
Will post updates to this event over the weekend.
Peak of the surge down the strait is looking to be about 2pm Monday afternoon. Wind will be strong out of the south beginning in the morning and shifting west northwest as the low passes to our north.
More to come! 🌬️ 🌬️