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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1h

#Vancouver #weather
20251009

Rain showers through the weekend. Trending drier beginning Monday. Highs around 16 today, descending to near 11 Sunday. Morning frost possible early next week away from the water.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

#Vancouver #weather
20251008

Mostly cloudy with a few showers, mainly near the mountains. High around 15. Rain showers tomorrow through the weekend with highs gradually descending toward 9 on Sunday. Frost possible Monday morning.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

#Vancouver #weather
20251007

Low pressure developing offshore will spin some light rain showers in beginning tomorrow and lasting into the weekend. That low kind of begins to meander onshore this weekend for widespread rainfall.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3d

#Vancouver #weather
20251006

Mostly sunny today with a high around 17. Increasing clouds tomorrow with light rain showers possible Wednesday and Thursday. Mostly cloudy Friday and rain showers possible again this weekend.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 4d

This weekend is the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It should be an especially interesting one as it follows the death of our prophet as well as the MAGA terrorist attack at one of our churches in Michigan last weekend.

More than that, though, I’m looking […]

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 7d

#Vancouver #weather
20251002

Rain showers tapering off this afternoon though a few may linger into tomorrow. Decreasing clouds Saturday with mostly sunny skies Sunday. Highs around 17. Isolated light frost away from water this weekend.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 8d

A low pressure system nearing Vancouver Island bottomed out at 977 mb overnight. As of 02:00 PT Wednesday it was at 981 mb.

For comparison, Hurricane Humberto is currently at 979 mb and Hurricane Imelda is at 974 mb.

#weather #bcstorm #WaWx #OrWx

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 8d

#Vancouver #weather
20251001

Rain showers today. Some storms could have lightning, small hail, and gusty winds. An isolated waterspout is possible. High around 14. Rain showers taper off tomorrow then we trend toward sunny and around 16 this weekend.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 9d

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20250930

Rain showers today and rainy overnight. Windy overnight near the water. Rain with isolated thunder tomorrow, breezy. Showers decrease Thursday and Friday. Mostly cloudy into the weekend. Highs 15-17.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Storm drains overflowing on King George Blvd at 152 St in Surrey (CN89ob)

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 9d

@ai6yr start ticketing the CEO, including adding demerit points.

Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10d

#Vancouver #weather
20250929

This is a fairly stormy week with repeated rain makers. The first is a front moving through today bringing rainfall. Showers tomorrow becoming steady rain Tuesday night.

A cold front moves through early Wednesday but with a strong low moving slowly toward Vancouver […]

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10d

The leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M Nelson, passed away overnight at the age of 101. We viewed him as a prophet with the same calling as the Biblical prophets.

Nelson was a force for good in the church. One of his big things was turning focus away from […]

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Another day, another mass shooting in America.

There was a mass shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan this morning. Early reports are that there are 6-8 victims and the shooter is dead. The church is on fire.

It’s still the guns.

#LDS #uspol

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13d

I saw a weird animal on my way to work this morning in White Rock / Surrey, BC. It kind of looked like a skunk but it didn't have a stripe. Dark fur. The tail was bushy with fur drooping off of it.

Anyone have any thoughts?

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13d

#Vancouver #weather
20250926

Mostly cloudy with rain showers and a high near 16. Thankfully, this is the daily forecast through at least midweek.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14d

#Vancouver #weather
20250925

Increasing clouds today with a high around 17. Light rain showers possible tomorrow, mainly near the mountains, with a high near 16. Similar weather Saturday and Sunday and it seems like the highest chance of rain is Monday as a cold front slips through.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15d

#Vancouver #weather
20250924

Morning clouds and afternoon sun for the next few days. The onshore flow is a little more robust than originally expected, allowing for some possible drizzle during the cloudy periods. Highs around 19. Rain showers return Sunday.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16d

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20250923

Some clouds this morning otherwise mostly sunny with a high around 21. Similar tomorrow. A little cooler Thursday through Saturday with highs around 18 and then we get a chance of showers in on Sunday.

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 16d

Did you know that when government officials use ChatGPT, the chat logs are considered public records?

https://www.knkx.org/government/2025-08-26/washington-city-officials-chatgpt-write-government-documents-artificial-intelligence

via @muckrock

#news #foia #chatgpt

Screenshot of a paragraph from linked website:

Through a series of public records requests, Cascade PBS and KNKX obtained thousands of pages of ChatGPT conversation logs from city officials in Washington. The volume of the records suggests widespread use of the technology in local government. In addition to drafting mayoral letters, officials have asked ChatGPT to generate social media posts, policy documents, talking points, speeches, press releases, responses to audit recommendations, application materials for grants and replies to constituents’ emails.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16d

As fall advances, the Pacific Northwest storm track slowly slides southward, beginning in Alaska in September and October and reaching California in December.

#bcstorm #WaWx #OrWx #weather

A map of the west coast showing select cities and the date with the historical highest chance of precipitation. It ranges from October 10 for Juneau to November 18 for Vancouver and Seattle to December 18 for San Francisco.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17d

#Vancouver #weather
20250922

Equinox day.

Morning clouds and afternoon sun today with highs around 21. Our moisture that was forecast last week has been yoinked from us as the storm track is further north than expected.

Sunny through Thursday with highs around 18-21. Lows around 10 but cooler […]

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20d

Other friends tell me there have been quite a few layoffs at Idaho National Laboratory (near Idaho Falls) over the last couple weeks, though I have fewer specifics on that.

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Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20d

@HayiWena I don't know exactly. It sounds like it was pretty widespread based on what friends have told me.

Mark Ingalls @ingalls.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20d

Significant layoffs at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) today. Hundreds of people lost their jobs and were given under 30 minutes to gather their things and be walked off the premises.

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