Tess van Straaten

Happy Sunday Vancouver Island! Winds have diminished in most areas but a wind warning is still in effect for Port Hardy. Here’s your weekend weather SOUTH 11 40% EAST 11 60% WEST 7 Coast 11 up to 70km/hr... NORTH 7 40-100 km/hr I’ll have your full forecast on CHEK News at 5 p.m. Stormy Dallas Road by Hope Lapinski #BCwx #BCstorm #ourisland #community

Today's weather photo is the calm before the stormy weather this week! Annie Huynh took this beautiful shot of the sunrise in Mill Bay on Monday. Tess van Straaten will have the latest on wind warnings on CHEK News at 5. See you soon!

REALLY wanted to keep the little orange guy!

Happy Saturday Vancouver Island! Wind warnings are in effect for Greater Victoria/Mill Bay and the east island form Nanoose Bay to Campbell River. Here’s your weekend weather SOUTH 8 30% EAST 8 afternoon showers ... WEST 6 NORTH 7 Full forecast CHEK News at 5 p.m. Saanichton sunrise by Lynne Lavigne #BCwx #yyj #ourisland

Happy Sunday Vancouver Island! It’s another sunny and crisp day. Here’s your weekend weather SOUTH 7 AM EAST 7 WEST 7 ... NORTH 6 AM Full forecast CHEK News at 5 p.m. McNab’s Corn Maze in Ladysmith by Qiana Massop #bcwx #ourisland #community

Today’s weather photo from Cecile Guillemot is this beautiful shot of the art installation near the Victoria International airport honouring servicemen and women from the Pat Bay Air Base during the Second World War. Stormy weather is headed our way. I’ll have your forecast CHEK News at 5. #LestWeForget #ourisland #community

Today's CHEK News weather photo is this beautiful shot of a sailboat in the sunrise at Goose Spit Park in Comox by Glen Halverson. I'll have your full forecast and latest on wind-chillreadings on CHEK News at 5. #BCwx #ourisland #community

Happy Saturday Vancouver Island! Here’s your B.C. election day weather SOUTH 8 EAST 7 WEST 5 (Coast 12)... NORTH 6 Full forecast CHEK News at 5 p.m. Sidney by Darlene McClure #bcwx #yyj #ourisland #community

Here’s your Remembrance Day weather for Vancouver Island: SOUTH 7 30% EAST 6 30% WEST 6 ... NORTH 6 40% I’ll have your full forecast on CHEK News at 5 p.m. Tribute to servicemen & women from Pat Bay Air Base by Cecile Guillemot #LestWeForget #ourisland #community

Today's CHEK News weather photo by Joyce Ellis creatively captures the sunrise in Sayward as it was reflected in the car's side mirror. I'll have your full forecast on CHEK News at 5. #BCwx #ourisland #community

Look how big these guys have gotten!

Can’t believe how big these guys have gotten! But super cuddly and well socialized thanks to their great foster family.

Happy Sunday Vancouver Island! Here’s your weekend weather SOUTH 13 60% drizzle EAST 12 AM spritzing WEST 13 AM misting ... NORTH 11 Full forecast CHEK News at 5 p.m. Sidney ‘red sky in morning sailor’s warning’ by Darlene McClure #bcwx #yyj #ourisland

Today's CHEK News weather photo was taken by Lorraine Young Olson in Tofino, where surfers are making the most of storm season. I'll have your full forecast on CHEK News at 5. #BCwx #ourisland #community

Happy Saturday Vancouver Island! Here’s your weekend weather SOUTH 13 30% EAST 12 60% WEST 12 ... NORTH 11 Full forecast CHEK News at 5 p.m. PHOTO: Bear Mountain by Linda Lanyon #BCwx #ourisland #community

Elliot was one of three puppies to die from his litter and a fourth is sick and on antibiotics. CHEK News has learned this isn’t the first time this has happened with this breeder.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today's CHEK News weather photo is this gorgeous shot of the sunset in Deep Cove in North Saanich by Gary Quinn. I'm so thankful for the beauty all around us! Some wild weather is headed our way. I'll have details on CHEK News at 5. #BCwx #BCStorm #ourisland

Happy Thanksgiving Day Vancouver Island! Wind warnings are in effect for Nanoose Bay-Campbell River, West Coast & North Island. Here’s your holiday Monday weather SOUTH 14 30-60 km/hr EAST 13 30-90k... WEST 15 Coast 40-100k NORTH 13 40-110k Full forecast CHEK News at 5 p.m. PHOTO: Windy Island View Beach by Susan Fergusson #BCwx #ourisland #community