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