These low pressure systems will then impact the Prairie provinces as the energy from the system transfers over the Rocky Mountains and spills across the Prairies. The mild, Pacific air and flow will keep temperatures on their typical roller coaster ride in Alberta, especially the south, with daytime highs sitting above freezing for the next week. A generally westerly flow across the Rockies will aid in some Chinook winds to keep southern Alberta’s temperatures warm. Some of that mild, Pacific air will even make its way into Saskatchewan and Manitoba leaving their temperatures at or just below freezing unlike the -30’s experienced in the last little while.

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The warmer pattern doesn’t necessarily mean calm weather. We do expect storm systems to continue their trek across western Canada as the lows make their way on shore over the next week. We will see some clippers break off the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and drop some light snow (or even mixed precipitation) and gusty winds as they journey eastward.

In the even longer range, forecast models are indicating another blast of cold Arctic air to flood over the Prairies; this is two weeks out or after the weekend of January 18th. So over all, a wetter, warmer trend for British Columbia this week followed by a cool down the week after. A warmer trend for the Canadian Prairies this coming week will be followed by another ejection of cold air from the Arctic the week after.