Cool weather sticks around the Okanagan weather forecast to start the final week of January before milder conditions return heading into the weekend. Continue reading
Peter Quinlan
Meteorologist
Growing up in southern Alberta gave meteorologist Peter Quinlan a glimpse into some fascinating weather patterns.
After taking an exciting ‘Violent Weather’ class at the University of Alberta, he quickly switched gears out of pre-medicine, graduating from the Atmospheric Science B.Sc. degree program.
After completing internships in Edmonton and Lloydminster, Peter was hired as a Television as a camera operator, but his role quickly expanded to include reporting, anchoring news, and eventually weather.
In September 2012, Peter became a CMOS endorsed meteorologist, awarded by the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.
Shortly after he joined the Global News team where he has forecasted for cities across the country, including Vancouver, Saskatoon, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. In 2018 Peter was thrilled to join the talented Global Okanagan team and always looks forward to seeing Your Okanagan photos come into his inbox each day.
He especially enjoys the challenge of mountain and valley forecasting, which keeps him on his toes each night as he prepares his forecast for Global Okanagan News at 5, 6:30 and 11 as well as on GlobalNews.ca/Okanagan/Weather.
Other career highlights include working at Environment Canada, preparing a report for the City of Edmonton that examined the impact of climate change on the city and conducting research at the U of A that studied the impact of Greenland’s melting glaciers on ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns.
In his spare time, Peter enjoys relaxing, hiking, cross-country skiing, spending time with friends, playing piano and singing in choir.
A major cool down is in the Okanagan weather forecast heading into the weekend and lingering through the final week of January as arctic air surges in. Continue reading →
Arctic air comes charging into the Okanagan weather forecast by the end of the second to last week of January under partly-to-mostly cloudy skies. Continue reading →
Drier days return to the Okanagan weather forecast heading into the weekend, as daytime highs stay just above the freezing mark in most areas. Continue reading →
Wet weather returns to the Okanagan weather forecast to start the second week of 2021 as afternoon temperatures stay above seasonal. Continue reading →
After some breaks of blue sky, mixed precipitation returns to the Okanagan weather forecast as a gradual cooling trend arrives for the weekend. Continue reading →
The risk of mixed precipitation with above seasonal temperatures continues in the Okanagan weather forecast into the first full work week of 2021. Continue reading →
Waves of mixed precipitation that have become all too apparent in the Okanagan weather forecast become less frequent heading into the weekend. Continue reading →
Wave after wave of rain and snow come plowing into the Okanagan weather forecast for the work week ahead as temperatures continue to hover around freezing. Continue reading →
Blue skies and sunshine return to the Okanagan weather forecast with positive daytime highs sticking around for the first week of December. Continue reading →
Sunshine returns to the Okanagan weather forecast after a few waves of clouds and pockets of precipitation. Continue reading →
Mid-single-digit highs linger in the Okanagan weather forecast with more moisture for the final week of November. Continue reading →
Sunny breaks are possible in the Okanagan weather forecast on Saturday before another round of moisture arrives. Continue reading →
More mixed precipitation is expected in the Okanagan weather forecast ahead. Continue reading →
Rain and snow return to the Okanagan weather forecast heading into the weekend. Continue reading →