Understanding the weather forecast

Chinook, wind chill, “ressenti”, hail warnings and the day it goes from −20 to +8: read a Calgary forecast in French and in English.

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le chinook / l’arche de chinook — the chinook / the chinook arch (the curved cloud band)
le refroidissement éolien — the wind chill
ensoleillé / nuageux / dégagé — sunny / cloudy / clear
des averses de neige / une poudrerie — snow showers / blowing snow
une veille d’orage violent / un avertissement de grêle — a severe thunderstorm watch / a hail warning
moins vingt-cinq, ressenti moins trente-cinq — minus twenty-five, feels like minus thirty-five
Il fait frette ! — It’s freezing! (Quebec)