Monthly Archives: November 2024

Cold wave update: Ups and downs, but still below average

The temperature patterns are turning out very interesting, with the possibility of a -20 low, followed by a -5 high the next day. Overall, it looks like temperatures will be cooling over the next few days, with a once-again possible … Continue reading

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-12

Tonight and tomorrow, the temperature will be very abnormally stable near -12. Here’s what is looks like: Okay, that’s it! Just wanted to quickly mention a really weird temperature anomaly.

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Very big and unusual snowfall event tonight through tomorrow night

This one is very unusual because we are getting a LOT of accumulation with temperature below -10, in late November. A strong, prominent, and slow-moving trough will create very long-lasting snowfall, likely accumulating about 15 cm. Snow is expected to … Continue reading

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Here’s your winter forecast for 2024!

Finally we have a long-range! Overall, it looks like this year we’re going to have a weak La Niña, with oceanic Nino3.4 SST anomalies (aka the temperature of the ocean in the area measured for El Niño/La Niña) looking 1.5 … Continue reading

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A big cold wave is coming!

Hmm… Should there be such a thing as a “Snow wave?” If you’ve been looking at any sort of forecasts lately, you would probably know it’s going to be chilly next week. If you’ve been looking at any sort of … Continue reading

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The recent heat wave got us a record! How did that happen?

High-pressure system, or anticyclone. Which one do you use? From November 6-9, we had highs of 10.6, 14.3, 15.6, and 7.3. Each was at least a few degrees above average. We even had the very rare 5 degree November low … Continue reading

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October recap – Firsts, lasts, and stats!

I should get “Firsts and Lasts” trademarked. October brought a severely low amount of records – none! That means this is just all firsts and lasts, plus a few other things. Firsts and Lasts: Next up, here some stats: I … Continue reading

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A big heat wave, 17 degrees, two heat records. Yep, that means snow tonight!

The Alberta clipper strikes again! So, if I had to say, probably 1-3 cm. That seems about right. Almost all the forecasts say a snowfall total of about 2 centimetres, starting this evening and ending overnight. The actual reason for … Continue reading

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November outlook time!

November, overall, will probably somewhat similar conditions to October, except slightly weaker heat waves and slightly stronger cold waves. Overall, very slightly above average temperatures. For the first half, it’s short cold waves and short heat waves, with a pretty … Continue reading

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Snow is coming tonight!

Yes, that’s right. Note: By tonight I meant tonight and tomorrow morning, because it’s more than just tonight. For the snowfall total, it’s somewhere between 2 and 6 centimetres, with it most likely landing around 4. The snowfall is looking … Continue reading

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