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Severe Weather Charts

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REGIONAL DETERMINISTIC PREDICTION SYSTEM (RDPS) - Summer†

Wind1

00 UTC
06 UTC
12 UTC
18 UTC

Stability and Moisture2

00 UTC
06 UTC
12 UTC
18 UTC

Energy, Wind Shear and Helicity3

00 UTC
06 UTC
12 UTC
18 UTC

1. Wind, Tropopause and 250 hPa heights 
2. Stability indices, Dewpoints, Water Content 
3. Buoyant energy, Helicity, Storm Severity Index

00z Production Run (Normally updated between 5:00 and 6:00 UTC), 12z Production Run (Normally updated between 17:00 and 18:00 UTC)

REGIONAL DETERMINISTIC PREDICTION SYSTEM (RDPS) - Winter†

Pressure, Thicknesses and Precipitation Types

00 UTC
06 UTC
12 UTC
18 UTC

250 hPa, wind, moisture4

00 UTC
06 UTC
12 UTC
18 UTC

4. chart is updated daily October to April only

†T+hh refers to the forecast’s time interval (hh), in hours, from the hour T of the model’s initial run time. The hour T is indicated, in Universal Time, at the top of each column.

Weather shortcuts


How to use
  • Add to shortcuts
    • Go to the desired page on the site, open the Weather shortcuts menu and click on the "Add to shortcuts" button
    • Page name will display in the "Add this page" window, the name can be changed by highlighting the text and entering the desired name
    • Click on the "Save" button to add the link to the list
    • Click on the "X" button to close the panel
  • Delete a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to delete
    • Click on the "Delete" button to remove the link from the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Move a link up/down the list
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Click and hold the link and move to new location in the list
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Rename a link
    • Click on the "Organize shortcuts" button
    • Select the link to rename
    • Click on the "Rename" button and change the link name
    • Click the enter or tab key
    • Click on the "Close" button to save the change
  • Keyboard navigation
    • Use the Tab key to move to a button or link
    • Use the Enter key to click on buttons or links
    • Organize shortcuts navigation
      • Use the ↑ Up key to select the link above. If none are selected, it will select the first link.
      • Use the ↓ Down key to select the link below. If none are selected, it will select the last link.
      • Use the Page Up key to move a selection up in the list.
      • Use the Page Down key to move a selection down in the list.
  • Restore default list

    Warning: Clicking on the button below will remove all your customized links.

Customized Weather shortcuts

Save your customized list as a bookmark.

Copy/paste or click on the link below then when the page displays, you can bookmark the page using the web browser. Bookmarking your customized list will allow you to access it even if the local storage on your device is erased.

Features

Colour-coded weather alerts

Learn more about weather alerting in Canada

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