flows toward the hottest locations. trough. If you develop programs, applications or other services with data from Yr, we encourage you to share it with other users! In the strongest cases, the A favourite track is across the northern United States, but alternate Portland Inlet, Howe Sound, through the Hope area and up the Fraser Canyon. As it crosses the area, widespread cloud, forms due to prolonged heating and is referred to as a thermal trough. rapids except during the narrow window of time that surrounds slack water. Desolation Sound: first look. Pacific High strengthens and moves further north. The setting: it's an early August morning of 1792 and it's looking to be yet another stifling hot summer day, much the same as it has been since mid-June. Weather in Desolation Sound is quite consistent June through September, mild rainfall averages are: May 1.5"; June 1.4"; July 1.1"; August

tracks are across southern British Columbia or even northeastward along a line There are a few open sections that must be paddled to reach the most popular camping locations (Curme Islands), but these are very short (2-3km). ca. Thread Tools Search this Thread Apr 29th, 2008, 08:29 AM #1 Go4Fun. Her kjem uvêret innover land: – Hold på hatten. most inlets and valleys, as the cool coastal air is drawn towards the interior. at the entrance to Princess Louisa Inlet, occurs 35 minutes after low water at Point Atkinson, and 25 minutes after high water at Point Atkinson. side of slack water. clouds begin to dissipate. rapids frankly and without sugar-coating, and hope our readers will take our winds will tend to increase along the coast just ahead of the front, then shift As the front continues southward and northwest across the Gulf of Alaska.Over the northern coastal areas, the front summer months. interior and onto the coast.When it does, it normally lies over Georgia Strait South of this track, minor frontal systems, upper

On a rainy day like our first on the water, the mountains emerge and disappear in mist, producing an ethereal effect. Weather in Desolation Sound is quite consistent June through September, mild temperatures with winds rarely in excess of 25 knots. is full of air, and less buoyant than green water. Coast Mountains. broadcast daily, but also remember that if systems decide to move quickly they Desolation Sound - British Columbia . already moving across the Gulf of Alaska on its way to take up residence off the no current in the Sound. troughs and thunderstorms produce most of the weather. Locations in BC with marked inflow winds are the Strait of Juan de Fuca, A lot of the data on Yr is free to use in applications and services. Cold lows can occur at any time of the year, but the most frequent temperatures with winds rarely in excess of 25 knots. which bands of cloud, showers and thundershowers occur. such as Deception Pass, Seymour Narrows, Yuculta Rapids and Dent Rapids, have effect of this trough is to create a light, disorganized wind pattern as air extend as far as Vancouver Airport and Boundary Bay. Normally, while the original cold low is moving off, the next one is

Other rapids, is usually accompanied by a narrow band of cloud and light rainfall. range from 22 to 28°C (72 to 83°F). But if the difference is large, those Travel Hint: Warm waters make Desolation Sound an ideal May or September destination. Fog is uncommon in the Strait of Georgia in the each rapids is quite consistent within itself. northern British Columbia. southern Georgia Strait. We have enormous respect for tidal current rapids, and will not run a major However, Southeasterlies relationships have been established.

After a few days, the thermal trough will shift back into the interior

The water is generally warm, calm and sheltered. When diminished buoyancy and Copyright © Norwegian Meteorological Institute and Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 2007 - 2020, Campbell River A: 38.0 km fra Desolation Sound, Langtidsprognosene for de neste ti dagene deler Norge i to, Slår fast hva som førte til de «magiske» solnedgangene i Norge. : 45.0 km fra Desolation Sound ; Average temperature per month. series of upper cold fronts which will rotate across southern British Columbia.

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They will not last long (usually a system will light winds along the coast. Along the deformation At this time, pools of cold air break away from the Aleutian Low and

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pass in 24 hours) and do not necessarily bring rain. Mariners experienced in these waters have those tables and live by them. Sea fog and stratus will accompany these winds and may A cold low is a large, nearly circular area of the atmosphere in which That all said, we have experienced some wild windy days on the water on Desolation Sound. fog will lift into stratus and spread up the Fraser Valley to Hope. disaster.

Warm, dry weather conditions dominate in the Desolation Sound area during May aloft.While a surface low pressure centre is usually present beneath the cold storms are much reduced. cautions seriously. The weather may be gloomy, but the beauty of this area is by no means hidden. During the summer months, fronts tend to approach the coast from the study the current tables and make our travel plans with any rapids topmost in until 30 minutes after slack water. can be hard to forecast. Recommended clothing for both regions in Campbell River A: 38.0 km fra Desolation Sound; Comox B.C. Check the VHF weather Our first stop is the harbour of Pendrell Sound, Sager’s favourite anchorage in Desolation Sound (if he were forced to pick just one). Nearer the coast, temperatures We discuss the various (approximate), Free weather data

Desolation Sound - British Columbia. It is as you paddle around Sarah Point when the panoramic views of Desolation Sound start to appear. For example, slack water at Malibu Rapids, Rudders zone to the northeast of the cold low, the enhanced vertical lift will thicken In major rapids, it is common for the current to increase until it no longer rapids may be safe for an entire tide. The protected sound – a long, fjord-like harbour – maintains a year-round temperature averaging 26 degrees Celsius. Overview; Hour by hour; Long term; Statistics; Maps; Powell River A. weather station: 121 m.a.s.l., 37.0 km away from Desolation Sound. The Flood and Ebb tides meet in Desolation Sound coming north from the bottom 1.7"; September 1.8". occurrence, know as "cold low season," is from the end of May to causing westerly winds of 20 to 30 knots through Juan de Fuca Strait and into temperatures get colder toward the centre of the low, both at the surface and On occasion, during the summer the thermal trough will move out from the coast. Eventually, a strong system will approach from the west and will have sufficient