BRITISH COLUMBIA
Dec. 14-20: Expect variable and at times windy weather this week as weather systems move through. Occasional rain on the coast and snow inland, chance heavy in places.
Dec. 21-27: Fair skies will interchange with rain and fog on the coast, tapering off to scattered snow inland. Blustery from time to time. Seasonal to cold temperatures. Clear, cold northeast.
Dec. 28-Jan. 3: Dull skies prevail on many days in the south with intermittent coastal rain and snow elsewhere. Clear and cold in the north on most days with only patchy snow.
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Jan. 4-10: Frequently wet on the coast with seasonal to cold temperatures. Chance of snow. Elsewhere fair apart from snow on a couple days. Mostly cold temperatures prevail.
ALBERTA
Dec. 14-20: Temperatures will vary this week but end up close to normal. A few higher windchills. Fair but snow and drifting on a couple of days, chance heavy in places.
Dec. 21-27: Unsettled at times with changeable weather as disturbances race by. Fair, mild days will alternate with snow, brisk winds and high windchills. Generally clear and cold north.
Dec. 28-Jan. 3: Expect several clear, cold days this week with higher windchills but a couple of milder days usher in some snow and drifting snow. In the north, mostly clear and cold.
Jan. 4-10: Colder air moves in bringing a few cold, clear days followed by slight warming and occasional snow and drifting in the south. Clear and very cold in the north.
SASKATCHEWAN
Dec. 14-20: Intermittent snow falls on a couple of days this week, possibly heavy in places. These will be interspersed with clear, cold days and higher windchills. Spotty snow and cold north.
Dec. 21-27: Expect unsettled weather as cold, clear days alternate with heavier snow and some blowing on two to three occasions. Temperatures vary from milder to cold with high windchills.
Dec. 28-Jan. 3: Temperatures drop this week with higher windchills. Slight warming in the south brings in blustery winds and snow along with blowing snow. Mainly clear and cold north.
Jan. 4-10: Other than a couple of milder days with scattered snow and drifting snow, look for fair skies this week with cold temperatures and high windchills. Clear, bitterly cold north.
MANITOBA
Dec. 14-20: Look for periodic snow and drifting on two or three days this week with a chance of heavier snow in places. Temperatures fluctuate from mild to cold with higher windchills. Cold north. Dec. 21-27: Unsettled on a couple of days this week as disturbances move by. As a result, fair skies interchange with snow and blowing. Variable temperatures with some high windchills.
Dec. 28-Jan. 3: Colder air moves in with brisk winds and higher windchills on most days. On one or two slightly milder days, expect some snow and drifting. Clear and very cold north.
Jan. 4-10: Generally fair skies dominate with seasonal to cold temperatures. Minor warming ushers in some light snow and drifting on a couple of occasions. Clear and bitterly cold north.
December 14 to January 10, 2009
NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Stormy weather will accompany the shortest days and coldest time of the year in most areas of Canada in this period. Snow, high winds and variable temperatures will be associated with weather disturbances as they race across the country. Alternating mild and cold spells are expected to result in temperatures averaging near normal from British Columbia eastward to the Atlantic provinces. The only exception will be in southern Ontario and near the Great Lakes where milder-than-usual temperatures are likely to alleviate some of the harshness of winter. Precipitation is expected to average close to normal across the country although a few heavier snowfall episodes are likely in a few areas. This will be especially noticeable in the Atlantic Provinces due to a couple of significant low pressure areas travelling up the Atlantic Seaboard.
Prepared by meteorologist Larry Romaniuk of Weatherite Services. Forecasts should be 80 per cent accurate for your area; expect variations by a day or two due to changeable speed of weather systems.
