Weather

Red Deer's most famous dogs brave the cold weather in the name of science

The polar vortex hasn't stopped a pair of local four-legged international stars from having fun with science outdoors.Bunsen the Bernese mountain dog and Beaker the golden retriever have showed a few ...

Feb 10, 2021

Bus cancellations and school closures for Feb. 10

The following school closure and bus cancellations have been announced for Wednesday, February 10, due to the extreme cold weather.- All buses in Chinook's Edge School Division are cancelled and all s...

Feb 10, 2021

Red Deer among 15 cold records set Monday in Alberta

To say that it's been cold lately is an understatement.Environment Canada says the "unseasonably cold arctic ridge of high pressure" continued to break low-temperature records across Alberta.26 record...

Feb 09, 2021

Be prepared when driving during cold snap: AMA

The Alberta Motor Association has some tips for drivers to weather this brutal cold snap. AMA says the temperature drop could cause calls regarding dead batteries to multiply as much as six times, and...

Feb 08, 2021

School bus cancellations for Feb. 8, 2021

The following school divisions have announced bus cancellations and school closures for Monday, Feb. 8 due to the extreme cold weather in the region.Red Deer Catholic Regional SchoolsAll rural (Red De...

Feb 07, 2021

Many Alberta communities set all-time records for wind speed Wednesday

Many Albertans were left holding their hats Wednesday.A strong Alberta Clipper low pressure system raced across the province, bringing with it damaging wind gusts to much of the southern and central p...

Jan 14, 2021

Wind warning issued for Red Deer and area

Not that you probably haven't noticed already, but Environment Canada has indeed issued a wind warning for Red Deer, along with much of the rest of the province. "Strong northwesterly winds are develo...

Jan 13, 2021

Avalanche warning issued for Western Canada

Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada and Kananaskis Country, has issued a special public avalanche warning for much of Western Canada.An avalanche warning for recreational users of backc...

Dec 23, 2020

Snowfall warning issued with 10-25 cm expected

Get your shovels and snow blowers ready for a workout.Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for much of the bottom half of Alberta.Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres is exp...

Dec 21, 2020

'Expensive, extreme:' Environment Canada releases annual Top 10 weather stories list

It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist. A vicious hailstorm in Calgary wrote off more cars th...

Dec 16, 2020