To understand the forecast for this period you need to create the following picture in your mind’s eye. Out west off the coast of southern B.C. is a large area of low pressure that will basically remain in place as new storms push in from the Pacific to help fortify this system. To our northwest,
Forecast – for Mar. 3, 2011
Split In Long-Range Forecasts
Another month has gone by and we are either about to enter spring or we have another month of winter left. As usual for the end of the month, we’ll take a look back at February’s weather and then peer ahead to see if we will see an early arrival of spring or if winter
Forecast – for Feb. 24, 2011
Iguess if we had to make a choice between cold, dry weather and warm, wet weather, I think most of us right now would choose the cold and dry weather. A week ago, it was looking like the last part of February and the beginning of March was going to be fairly active, with plenty
La Niña And Sunspots
From a weather and agricultural point, I find this time of year to be the most difficult. Winter is still holding on, but historically we don’t see much in the way of severe weather during the second half of February. Spring is on the horizon, but is still at least three to four weeks away
Forecast – for Feb. 17, 2011
After a fairly dry first half of February, it’s starting to look like the weather pattern will become more active, with a couple of chances for measurable snow during this forecast period. After the near-and record-breaking mild temperatures that graced our region early in the week, the models point toward a significant cooldown by the
Hudson Bay Freeze-Up Late
Around the middle of December I wrote an article discussing the phenomenon becoming known as the upside-down winter or the “hot Arctic, cold continent” winter. The continuation of the unusually snowy weather over much of the central and eastern portions of the U.S., and all the talk about whether it’s being caused by global warming
Forecast – for Feb. 10, 2011
It looks like we are going to stay on the lucky or good side of the battle between cold and warm air for most, if not all, of this forecast period. Considering last week’s weather I am going to lean toward the warmer forecast model for this period – let’s hope it’s right! The models
Worrying About Snow Amounts?
I’m not sure why, but the talk around the water cooler seems to a have a definite lean toward snow – in particular, just how much snow we’ve received this winter. The problem I have with these discussions is that I’m just not sure why everyone thinks we have huge amounts of snow. Maybe it’s
Forecast – for Feb. 3, 2011
Last week’s forecast played out pretty much as anticipated. The only fly in the ointment was that last Friday’s system ended up dropping more snow than expected. For this forecast period, it doesn’t look like we will see much snow, but there will be a fair bit of cold air to deal with. The area
Cool, Snowy January… February?
This week it’s time for us to do our monthly look back, then try to glance ahead and see what February might have in store for us. Looking back at temperatures during January, it seems we saw a little bit of everything from bone-chilling cold to nice balmy days. The month started off with fairly