Chinook winds come from the Pacific Ocean They blow along the eastern slopes of the Rockies funneling through the mountain valleys in southern and central Alberta A beautiful cloud formation formation in the shape of an arch appears above the foothills telling of the coming Chinook In the midst of winter temperatures temperatures a blanket of snow can disappear within hours as gusty warm winds blow An extraordinary rise in temperature up to 30 degrees Celsius can actually occur within an hour causing lakes or rivers to melt and break up in just a day Chinook is a native word meaning snow eater Chinooks occur throughout the year but are most noticeable in the winter Many of our winter days are affected by Chinook winds
Warm Chinook when temperatures transform to and
Chinook winds are for C temperatures 20 below to a balmy 15 above and they melt away the snow
