Chinook Skies

We had a strong Chinook centered over Calgary today...so it's warm! The skies were amazing with the Chinook arch stretched across the city.

Chinook

Calgary is famous for it's Chinooks.

"What's a Chinook?" I hear you say.

Well these clouds are part of a Chinook arch. The Chinook is a warm wind that blows into Southern Alberta (most frequently in the coldest months) and causes rapid and dramatic rises in temperature. In winter it can melt a foot of snow in a matter of hours. After you've lived in the city for a while, you get to recognise the arch of clouds that forms in the sky...like this one that I took on Saturday. People who suffer from migraines often get very severe migraines when a Chinook blows in because of the associated pressure changes.