Weather: Warm start, then back to cold?

FORECAST | Issued Jan. 7, covering the period from Jan. 12-19, 2022

See what happens when you take a couple of weeks off from forecasting? We go from nice, mild, above-average temperatures to bone-chilling, well-below-average cold. While the change in weather pattern that took place over the holidays did result in cold weather, it also brought some much-needed precipitation. The questions for this forecast period are: Will

Canada’s top weather stories of 2021

Part 1 | The country’s two biggest weather stories this year should rank worldwide also

As another year comes to an end, that means it’s time to look back at 2021 through the lens of the weather. Over the next few issues, I will look back at the top weather stories from across Canada and around the world. Since Environment Canada has already come out with the top Canadian weather



‘But it’s a dry cold?’ It’s all dry cold

Winter air is just straight-up dry, no matter the relative humidity

A few years back I wrote an article on the whole idea of “… but it’s a dry cold.” I mentioned it was one of those weather sayings that really gets under my skin, to the point that I just cannot keep my mouth shut when I hear it. Honestly, I will butt into a


Weather: Chance of significant precipitation

Forecast issued Dec. 10, covering the period from Dec. 15 to 22, 2021

Last week’s forecast was not too bad — maybe a little off on the temperatures, as we saw slightly warmer readings than forecasted. The main storm track did remain split, keeping our region on the dry side with only a light dusting of snow here and there. For this forecast period, I’m in a bit

Weather: A little less uncertainty ahead

FORECAST | Issued Dec. 3, 2021, covering the period from Dec. 8 to 15, 2021

I warned you that last week’s forecast held a lot of uncertainty, and while we didn’t see any wild swings in the weather from what the weather models were forecasting, the forecast seemed to change almost daily, and my forecast was pretty much totally invalid within a couple of days of writing it — frustrating!


Bezte: Where I get my weather information

ONLINE | Yes, a tropical weather site can show you some good winter weather models

By the time you are reading this it will be December, so the weather article should be the usual monthly weather roundup and then our look ahead to see what the next month might hold in store for us. As most of you probably already know, I have to write these articles well ahead of

Forecast: Major shift in weather pattern ahead?

FORECAST | Issued Nov. 25, 2021, covering the period from Dec. 1 to 8, 2021

I wouldn’t say last issue’s forecast was spot on, as it didn’t do very well on the details. What was accurate was the switch from an active relatively stormy pattern to a much quieter pattern. This forecast period faces a lot of uncertainty as the weather models have been bouncing back and forth between warm,


Weather: Active pattern calms down

Forecast covering the period from Nov. 24 to Dec. 1

The first part of my last forecast was not too bad, but things fell apart a little bit during the second half. This is fairly typical not only for this time of the year, but also when we have a fairly active storm pattern.  For this forecast period, it looks like the active pattern we

Weather: Several chances for more light snow

Forecast covering the period from Nov. 17 to Nov. 24

The weather models were able to successfully predict last week’s snowstorm that brought this season’s first significant snowfall. Originally, the weather models had most of the snow falling to our south and east, but a bit of a northward shift in the trough of low pressure resulted in winter moving in and us receiving some