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Weather Products for Western Canada


Global Analysis

  • Satellite: Water Vapor over the Eastern Pacific
  • Satellite: IR over the Western Canada
  • Satellite: Visible over Western Canada
  • 250 hPa: GEM Height, Wind Velocity (Jet Streams)
  • 500hPa: GEM Height, 1000-500hPa Thickness (Surface)

Synoptic Analysis

  • 700hPa: GEM Height, Temperature, Dew Point Depression (Ridge-Level Temperatures and Winds)
  • 850hPa: GEM Height, Temperture (Lower-level Ridges Temperatures and Winds)
  • Surface Analysis: 0000, 0600, 1200, 1800 (How to Read Weather Station Maps)
  • Coastal Radar
  • BC Radar Index

Mesoscale Analysis

  • Avalanche Research Forecast Interface
  • METAR and METAR Decoder (METAR Abbreviations Explained) (MANAB – Canada)
  • GFA Pacific (Clouds and Weather, Freezing Level)
  • Observed Soundings

NWP Model Forecast

Global:

  • Precipitable Water of the Eastern Pacific
  • 500hPa: GEM Height, Pressure Extremes (Jet Stream, Highs and Lows)

Synoptic:

  • 700hPa: RGEM Height, Temperature, Wind Velocity (Ridge-Level Temperature and Winds)
  • RGEM Surface: MSLP (mb), 10m Wind Velocity (Surface-Level Winds)
  • HRDPS Precipitation (Surface-Level Precipitation per hour)
  • HRDPS Accumulated Precipitation (Surface-Level Accumulated Precipitation)

Mesoscale:

  • SpotWx
  • Simulated Soundings

Resort Forecast

  • Whistler Blackcomb Resort Products
  • Revelstoke Mountain Resort Products
  • Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Products
  • Lake Louise Ski Resort Products
  • Fernie Alpine Resort Products

Other Forecast

  • AvCanada Mountain Weather Forecast
  • AvCanada Avalanche Forecast
  • Mountain Conditions Report
  • Wayne Flann Whistler Avalanche Blog
  • InfoEx
  • AlpineFx
  • North-West Cascades Avalanche Centre
  • VizaWeb

VizaWeb Display Codes

  • RGEM Freezing Level Isotherm: (GEM Regional – WEST – Temperatures – T_850@5)
  • HRDPS Ridge-level Wind Flow: (HRDPS West – LAM West – WIND – 700 WND)
  • HRDPS Hourly Precipitation (HRDPS West – LAM Southwest BC – QPF – Instant PCPN)
  • HRDPS Total Precipitation (HRDPS West – LAM Southwest BC – QPF – Total PCPN)
  • HRDPS Surface Temperature (HRDPS West – LAM Southwest BC – TEMPERATURES- sfc_temp)

Historic Climate Data

  • Historic Data
  • Almanac Data
  • Climate Normals and Averages
  • BC Snow Stations Interactive Map

Extended Forecast

  • North American Ensemble Forecasts
  • Canadian Ensemble Forecasts
  • Temperature and Precipitation Probabilistic Forecasts
  • ENSO: Recent Evolution, Current Status, and Predictions

Theory from the CAA Introduction to Weather and Advanced Weather Forecasting Courses

  • Chapter 1: Basic Meteorology
  • Chapter 2: Atmospheric Circulation
  • Chapter 3: Clouds and Precipitation
  • Chapter 4: Winter Weather Patterns in Western Canada
  • Chapter 5: Weather Observations
  • Chapter 6: Weather and the Mountain Snowpack
  • Chapter 7: Climate
  • Chapter 8a: Basic Weather Forecasting
  • Chapter 8b: Advanced Weather Forecasting
  • Chapter 9: Historic Weather and Climate Data
  • Chapter 10: The Forecast Funnel
  • World Clock

    • Zulu (UTC)
    • Mountain (UTC − 7)
    • Pacific Standard (UTC − 8)
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