Forecast: Has the damp pattern finally come to an end?

Issued July 18, 2016 – Covering the period from July 20 to July 27, 2016

As predicted, last week our region experienced yet another large, strong area of low pressure that brought plenty of clouds, showers and thundershowers, along with cooler-than-average temperatures. The big question is whether this low was the last and will we finally see a switch in our weather pattern? The answer is maybe… just maybe. The

Forecast: So much for a dry hot summer

Issued July 11, 2016 – Covering the period from July 13 to July 20, 2016

This week’s weather forecast begins with a huge area of low pressure centred over the middle of North America. All I can say is, so much for a summer heat wave! All of the weather models are currently pointing towards a continuation of warm and wet weather. This is the same area of low pressure


Forecast: Weather will contain a little bit of everything

Issued July 4, 2016 – Covering the period from July 6 to July 13, 2016

It looks like we’ll be stuck in a rather unsettled weather pattern for at least another week, but there are some hints of some kind of change coming later next week. This forecast period will begin with warm high pressure to our north — that’s right, to our north — and a broad area of

Forecast: Weather outlook a little drier and cooler

Issued June 27, 2016 – Covering the period from June 29 to July 6, 2016

Last week’s weather was almost exactly what was expected. The strong weekend low did track a little farther north than forecast, but it still brought the anticipated stormy wet weather. Luckily, it looks like we’ll see some drier weather during this forecast period — I hope. This forecast period begins with partly cloudy skies on


Forecast: Seasonable temperatures ahead

Issued June 20, 2016 – Covering the period from June 22 to June 29, 2016

I don’t know if I would call last week’s forecast a total bust, as the main weather features occurred as forecasted, but as I’ve said before, sometimes, when it comes to forecasting, the devil is in the details. Take last Friday: none of the short-term forecasts predicted the development of the severe thunderstorms that tracked

Forecast: Active weather pattern continues

Issued June 13, 2016 – Covering the period from June 15 to June 22, 2016

Last week’s forecast was a bit hit and miss. We did see some heat move in, late in the week, as the upper ridge finally moved in, but a couple of upper-level disturbances brought some pretty unsettled weather over the weekend, along with much cooler-than-expected temperatures. For this forecast period, it looks like our active


Forecast: Summer heat and humidity are moving in

Issued June 6, 2016 – Covering the period from June 8 to June 15, 2016

For last week’s forecast the timing of the weather system was slower than expected thanks to another upper-level low that brought a fairly wet end to May and the first day of June. The same upper low brought the extra clouds along with a few showers to central and eastern regions on Sunday and Monday.

Forecast: Upper ridge to dominate this forecast period

Issued May 30, 2016 – Covering the period from June 1 to June 8, 2016

We ended up seeing more clouds than sun during the last forecast period, thanks mostly to a couple of upper-level lows that took their sweet time moving out of our region. All of the extra clouds and showers also helped to keep temperatures cooler than expected, with daytime highs only making it into the upper


Forecast: Active summer weather pattern developing

Issued May 23, 2016 – Covering the period from May 25 to June 1, 2016

Last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what was expected, with plenty of warm air and even some thunderstorms thrown in for good measure. The trouble is, the muddled forecast for this upcoming forecast period hasn’t got any clearer as we move into a more active pattern. At the surface there is no dominant

Forecast: An unsettled long weekend en route

After a pretty chilly weekend it looks like summer is going to try and move back in during this forecast period, with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures expected. This forecast period will begin with an area of high pressure building to our southeast and an area of low pressure over far Western Canada. Together,