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Alberta to witness more snow, cooler climate

October 16, 2013 09:22 PM

Calgary: Southern Albertans living in and around the mountains might see more snow and marginally cooler climate this winter, as per an Accuweather long-range estimate issued without much fanfare.

 

Senior meteorologist Brett Anderson said PC analogues taking a gander at twelve-month climate designs from as far once again as 50 years demonstrate snowfalls could hit a high of between 140 and 160 cm this season, in the ballpark of 10 cm more than is ordinarily seen in this locale.

 

Besides, normal temperatures may as well drift around -8c through December and January, in the vicinity of one degree lower than typical day by day highs.

 

"We just attempt and take a gander at climate designs from past years, and we take a gander at plane stream designs from the spring and foresee what will happen over the winter months."

 

Anderson says plane stream examples are likewise anticipated that will come progressively from the northwest, Yukon areas, than the west this winter. Thus, more snow is normal and cooler climate could be made a bit sooner than typical, conceivably as promptly as November.

 

Environment Canada, on the other hand, says it may be so early there is no option foresee winter snowfall, clarifying that tropical temperatures, the main true markers of precipitation, are unbiased at this point and give no suggestions yet of if there will be substantial, light or normal snowfall this winter.

 

As far as anticipating precipitation, anything past 10 days, truly, is only a theory," says Bill Mcmurtry, meteorologist with Environment Canada.

 

"We can't generally say above ordinary, underneath typical or even typical right now."

 

Anderson concedes the precision of snowfall forecast this early isn't extremely high.

 

"It's in the vicinity of 55 to 60 per cent correct, most likely somewhat more than a coin hurl," said Anderson, based out of Accuweather's Pennsylvania office.

 

Then, Kananaskis Country Public Safety has as of recently issued its open data notice, cautioning that torrential slide season is just around the corner and that backcountry devotees need to begin checking for torrential slide caution.

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