Some daily information and links with current conditions.

Today’s Fire Danger Rating

from here: http://www.srd.alberta.ca/UpdatesFireAlerts/FireDangerForecasts.aspx

Fire Bans
Go here to check for Fire Bans. You will be paddling in the Northwest (top-left) corner of the province — you can see the Peace River on the map (use this to get your bearings); please call us if you have any questions about whether there are fire bans in effect where you will be paddling. Click here for a pdf map of the wildfire status in Alberta, and here for the Northwest Territories.

Weather
Weather Radar for Alberta

Environment Canada radar (Prairies)
Cloud Cover

(The Peace River is marked in the image above.)
Graphical Area Forecast (shows warm/cold fronts, high/low pressure areas, etc)
Weather Forecast for High Level

River Levels
Peace/Slave River basin info (from Alberta gov’t)
Hay River basin info





Clear Sky Clock (a 2-day prediction of whether the sun will shine/stars will be visible)
High Level Area
Fort Vermilion Area
North Star/Sunny Valley Area
Peace River Area

Today’s K-P Index (indicates the probability of seeing any aurora)

North Pole Auroral Activity (red is intense, yellow less so)