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:
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
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