The Arctic Beast Departs for the Weekend

Canadian Rockies Daily Snow

Heads up, there may be fresher snow! Read the latest Canadian Rockies Daily Snow

By Bob Ambrose, Forecaster Posted 3 years ago February 23, 2023

Summary

A beastly cold ridge of arctic high pressure over southern Alberta with tight pressure gradients will continue to throw frigid east winds into the Alberta Rockies through Friday morning. Alpine wind chills will dip below -40C. Relief is in sight for the weekend as a westerly flow develops on Friday. A Pacific trough moves in on Sunday bringing periods of light snow with around 3 - 5cm possible.

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About Our Forecaster

Bob Ambrose

Forecaster

Ever since his early days as a ski racer on the icy slopes of New Hampshire’s White Mountains, Bob chased his dreams of deep powder west to Tahoe and finally Montana. A self-proclaimed 'weather junkie', his passion for maps, charts, and forecasts always lead him to the best snow in Montana.

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