Peter Quinlan

Meteorologist

Peter Quinlan is the Meteorologist for Global Okanagan News at 5, 6:30 and 11 p.m. 

Growing up in southern Alberta gave Peter a glimpse into some fascinating weather patterns and after taking an exciting ‘Violent Weather’ class at the University of Alberta, he quickly switched gears out of pre-medicine and graduated from the Atmospheric Science B.Sc. degree program. 

In September 2012, he became a CMOS-endorsed meteorologist, a distinction he received from the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, and shortly after joined the Global News team where he weather forecasted for cities across the country, including Vancouver, Saskatoon, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax.  

In 2018 Peter joined 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.  

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 University of Alberta 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 a choir.