David Spence
@ctvdavidspence.bsky.social
Meteorologist, ruralrootscanada.com. Retired after 40 years of weather forecasting at CTV Calgary. Cancer survivor. Patient and Family Advisor, AHS. Patient Partner, Riddell Centre, University of Calgary
A parade of systems continues to bring light snow to the central and northern prairies.. There's no snow on the ground in much of the southern prairies, and this week, that won't change. The day by day outlook for the prairies is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Jan 5 |
This week, dry areas stay dry, and wet areas get more snow. It's not promising for the agricultural south, where badly need snow is not forecast this week.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
A parade of systems continues to bring light snow to the central and northern prairies.. There's no snow on the ground in much of the southern prairies, and this week, that won't change. The day by day outlook for the prairies is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
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What happens when sunlight refracts against ice particles? Sun dogs, 22⁰ Halo and Circumzenithal arc and more!! Incredible 360 view of the ice particles! Please share and follow! 😊🎉 #Manitoba #Canada #winter #amazing #skyporn #sky #sundogs #HappyNewYear
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#rainbow #weather
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#Manitoba...AMAZING! Sunlight refracting against the ice particles #Canada #cold #winter #skyporn
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January 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
2025 was warmer and slightly wetter than average in #Calgary. The avg temp in 2025 was 5.6, compared to the long term average of 4.5. #yyc had 471.5 mm of precipitation. The long term average is 445.4. (Preliminary numbers) The chart from NOAA shows warmer vs. colder than avg days in 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
A forecast for New Year's eve, an outlook for the REST OF THE WINTER, and the usual weekly weather outlook for the Canadian Prairies is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #abstorm #mbstorm #skstorm #happynewyear #2026
Prairie Weather This Week – December 29 |
2026 will begin as 2025 ended, with cold air across most of the prairies, except for southern Alberta. Also, a look ahead to the rest of the winter.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A forecast for New Year's eve, an outlook for the REST OF THE WINTER, and the usual weekly weather outlook for the Canadian Prairies is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #abstorm #mbstorm #skstorm #happynewyear #2026
CHRISTMAS WEEK WEATHER ON THE PRAIRIES. Travel plans? There may be weather related disruptions. Cold? For most of us, yes. And, not everyone on the prairies will have a white Christmas. The update's at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Dec 21 |
It's Christmas week, and in this update, the focus is on travel conditions, and who gets a White Christmas. Cold weather stress on humans and livestock.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
CHRISTMAS WEEK WEATHER ON THE PRAIRIES. Travel plans? There may be weather related disruptions. Cold? For most of us, yes. And, not everyone on the prairies will have a white Christmas. The update's at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
A cold, snowy, and sometimes stormy weekend ahead for the prairies. Except for one part of Alberta. Province by province, day by day details in today's Prairie Weather midweek update at Rural Roots Canada. www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Dec 18 |
Another clipper will bring snow and cold weather to most of the prairies. Relatively warm, though, in SW Alberta, Cold weekend ahead!
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December 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A cold, snowy, and sometimes stormy weekend ahead for the prairies. Except for one part of Alberta. Province by province, day by day details in today's Prairie Weather midweek update at Rural Roots Canada. www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
More cold, snowy, disruptive weather for the prairies. Chinooks in southern Alberta. Update on prairie drought, and latest La Nina projection. Prairie weather outlook for this week at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – December 14
Snow, cold weather continue for most of the prairies, while chinooks return to southern Alberta. La Nina update, drought monitor update
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December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
More cold, snowy, disruptive weather for the prairies. Chinooks in southern Alberta. Update on prairie drought, and latest La Nina projection. Prairie weather outlook for this week at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
It's cold across the prairies. Not for long! Arctic air dominates now (Thursday), and overnight wind chills could push -40. But the weekend will be warmer, and by Sunday, much warmer. The updated outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Dec 11 |
Bitterly cold weather continues across most of the prairies Saturday. Warmer weather returns Sunday, especially in southern Alberta, as a chinook arrives.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's cold across the prairies. Not for long! Arctic air dominates now (Thursday), and overnight wind chills could push -40. But the weekend will be warmer, and by Sunday, much warmer. The updated outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Brrrrr. Winterrrrr. Cold, snowy weather grips the prairies this week, though brief chinooks will give a few breaks from the cold in southern Alberta. They will also cause strong wind, perhaps dangerously strong. Read all about it at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – December 8 |
La Nina is finally performing. Cold, snowy weather will occupy most of the prairies this week, Southern Alberta gets a few chinook breaks.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Brrrrr. Winterrrrr. Cold, snowy weather grips the prairies this week, though brief chinooks will give a few breaks from the cold in southern Alberta. They will also cause strong wind, perhaps dangerously strong. Read all about it at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
An active winter weather pattern is developing. For the eastern prairies, some of the coldest weather of the season. For Alberta, snow to the north, and chinooks to the south. Update at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Dec 4 |
An active winter weather pattern brings cold weather and snow to parts of the prairies, and chinook conditions to Alberta
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December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
An active winter weather pattern is developing. For the eastern prairies, some of the coldest weather of the season. For Alberta, snow to the north, and chinooks to the south. Update at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Warm and cold, rain and snow, chinooks and frost, freeze and thaw. A typical start to December on the prairies. Check out this week’s prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #abwx. #abstotm #skwx #skstorm #mbwx #mbstorm
Prairie Weather This Week – December 1 |
The first week of December will bring everything from snow to chinooks on the prairies. Cold weather for Saskatchewan and Manitoba
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December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
More SNOW for southern Alberta. And for the rest of the prairies, it's a cold weekend ahead. The setup for snow Thursday night and Friday is similar to what we had earlier this week. S
Shovel and plow. An updated outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Shovel and plow. An updated outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Nov 27 |
More snow for southern Alberta, with cold weather lingering across the prairies through the weekend. Yet more snow may be on the way next week.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
More SNOW for southern Alberta. And for the rest of the prairies, it's a cold weekend ahead. The setup for snow Thursday night and Friday is similar to what we had earlier this week. S
Shovel and plow. An updated outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Shovel and plow. An updated outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Snow! Twice! This week! Cold, too. It took a while, but winter weather has arrived on the southern prairies. Shovels, plows, coats, gloves, weather warnings, soothing warm beverages….you know the drill. Details at Rural Roots Canada. www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – November 24 |
Two snow events! Winter weather finally arrives on the prairies this week with snow and colder weather. Snow begins Monday, a second storm later in the week.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Snow! Twice! This week! Cold, too. It took a while, but winter weather has arrived on the southern prairies. Shovels, plows, coats, gloves, weather warnings, soothing warm beverages….you know the drill. Details at Rural Roots Canada. www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
I know....it's Friday, and you don't want to think about Monday, but....
Heads up for southern Albertans.....Monday will be snowy. Not a lot, 5-10 cm, but the first significant snow of the year is never fun on the roads. #yyc #abstorm Image from pivotalweather.com.
Heads up for southern Albertans.....Monday will be snowy. Not a lot, 5-10 cm, but the first significant snow of the year is never fun on the roads. #yyc #abstorm Image from pivotalweather.com.
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I know....it's Friday, and you don't want to think about Monday, but....
Heads up for southern Albertans.....Monday will be snowy. Not a lot, 5-10 cm, but the first significant snow of the year is never fun on the roads. #yyc #abstorm Image from pivotalweather.com.
Heads up for southern Albertans.....Monday will be snowy. Not a lot, 5-10 cm, but the first significant snow of the year is never fun on the roads. #yyc #abstorm Image from pivotalweather.com.
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Ah! Well, nevertheless
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ah! Well, nevertheless
A change to colder, snowier weather is ahead. For many of us across the prairies, this'll be the weekend to finish up outdoor chores. The midweek update to our weather outlook is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #abstorm #skstorm #mbstorm #abwx #skwx #mbwx
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Nov 20 |
The stretch of dry weather will continue into the weekend, ahead of a big change that will bring snow and colder weather next week.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
When bad weather is a good thing. Can the polar vortex rescue us from drought? Yes, cold weather arrives later this month, but this week's mild and, for the most part, dry. This week's prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Nov 17 |
Winter weather may finally arrive at the end of the month, perhaps providing drought relief. This week, though, will continue to be warm and dry.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
When bad weather is a good thing. Can the polar vortex rescue us from drought? Yes, cold weather arrives later this month, but this week's mild and, for the most part, dry. This week's prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Dry. So dry. The latest Canadian Drought Monitor shows 82 percent of the Canadian prairies is abnormally dry or in drought. A healthy snowpack and spring rains have rarely been so important as they are this season. www.ruralrootscanada.com/heading-into...
#drought #farm #prairiedrought
#drought #farm #prairiedrought
Heading into Winter, Prairie Drought Worsens |
With winter approaching, drought conditiions on the prairies have worsened, especially in Alberta and southern Saskatchewan.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Dry. So dry. The latest Canadian Drought Monitor shows 82 percent of the Canadian prairies is abnormally dry or in drought. A healthy snowpack and spring rains have rarely been so important as they are this season. www.ruralrootscanada.com/heading-into...
#drought #farm #prairiedrought
#drought #farm #prairiedrought
20 degrees ....in November??!! Can't rule that out, as mild November weather continues across the southern prairies through the weekend. Up north...a different colder, snowier story. The midweek prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Nov 13 |
Warmer than average weather continues over the southern prairies through the weekend, while the north will be snowy and cold.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
20 degrees ....in November??!! Can't rule that out, as mild November weather continues across the southern prairies through the weekend. Up north...a different colder, snowier story. The midweek prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Wintry weather remans in hiding for most of the prairies this week. Some areas will get rain, not snow. Other areas could see temperatures in the high teens, maybe even 20. What's going on at your place? The outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Nov 10 |
It's another dry week across the agricultural regions of the prairie provinces. Snow and rain are more likely to target northern forests.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Wintry weather remans in hiding for most of the prairies this week. Some areas will get rain, not snow. Other areas could see temperatures in the high teens, maybe even 20. What's going on at your place? The outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Across the prairies, it'll either feel like winter, or feel like summer. Big weather differences over space and time, thanks to the continuing parade of Alberta clippers. Find the parade route, and the weekend outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Nov 6 |
A series of Alberta clippers will scoot across the prairies over the next few days, bringing light snow to all three provinces. But not everywhere.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Across the prairies, it'll either feel like winter, or feel like summer. Big weather differences over space and time, thanks to the continuing parade of Alberta clippers. Find the parade route, and the weekend outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Honoured to emcee the Alberta–NWT Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Ceremony, the largest indoor service in Calgary, at the Jubilee Auditorium.
We must never forget the sacrifices that secured our freedom.
We will remember them. 🌺
#RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
We must never forget the sacrifices that secured our freedom.
We will remember them. 🌺
#RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Honoured to emcee the Alberta–NWT Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Ceremony, the largest indoor service in Calgary, at the Jubilee Auditorium.
We must never forget the sacrifices that secured our freedom.
We will remember them. 🌺
#RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
We must never forget the sacrifices that secured our freedom.
We will remember them. 🌺
#RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
Sure sign of winter....Alberta Clippers! This week, it's one after another. Some of us will get snow, and some of us will get nothing. An explanation, complete with colourful charts, is here, at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #abstorm #skstorm #mbstorm
Prairie Weather This Week – Nov 3 |
A series of Alberta clippers will bring rain and snow to the prairies this week. The weather will change frequently and daily. Minor accumulations.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sure sign of winter....Alberta Clippers! This week, it's one after another. Some of us will get snow, and some of us will get nothing. An explanation, complete with colourful charts, is here, at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #abstorm #skstorm #mbstorm
Halloween's warm! The weekend's even warmer! Record high temperatures are possible for parts of the prairies this weekend. But it will be windy. Very windy. An updated prairie weather outlook for the weekend at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Oct 30 |
From snow to sizzle. Very changeable weather is on the way to the prairies for Halloween weekend. Record highs are possible.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Halloween's warm! The weekend's even warmer! Record high temperatures are possible for parts of the prairies this weekend. But it will be windy. Very windy. An updated prairie weather outlook for the weekend at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
This week: Snow in the north. Dry in the south. This week's prairie weather update is at Rural Roots Canada. Most importantly....will the kids need to wear coats over their Halloween costumes? Is the forecast a trick or a treat? www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – October 27 |
Rain and snow for the northern prairies this week....southern prairies will stay dry. Halloween will be warm and windy.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This week: Snow in the north. Dry in the south. This week's prairie weather update is at Rural Roots Canada. Most importantly....will the kids need to wear coats over their Halloween costumes? Is the forecast a trick or a treat? www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...