# Calgary Weather Map

> Free, live, hyperlocal weather for every Calgary neighbourhood and community — current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, real Canadian AQHI air quality, and 30-minute hail & severe-storm alerts. No signup, no account, updated every 10 minutes. Live at https://calgaryweathermap.com

Calgary Weather Map shows weather per neighbourhood instead of one city-wide average. Click any Calgary community (or a nearby town) on the interactive map to get its own current temperature, feels-like, wind, air quality (AQHI), an hourly outlook, and a 7-day forecast. It highlights hail and severe-storm risk — important because Calgary sits in Alberta's "Hailstorm Alley," one of the most hail-prone regions in North America.

Data source: Open-Meteo, powered by Environment Canada's GEM numerical weather model, blended with live airport station observations (METAR from Calgary Intl / Springbank) for current conditions. Air quality is the Canadian Air Quality Health Index (AQHI, 1–10+), computed from ozone, NO₂ and PM2.5. Refreshed every 10 minutes.

## Key pages
- [Home / interactive map](https://calgaryweathermap.com): the live weather map — click any neighbourhood for its forecast, air quality, and hail risk.
- [Calgary weather radar](https://calgaryweathermap.com/calgary-weather-radar): live precipitation radar for Calgary and southern Alberta, plus how to read it and why radar alone can't confirm hail.
- [Calgary hail today](https://calgaryweathermap.com/hail-today): live 12-hour hail risk for every Calgary neighbourhood and nearby town, plus active Environment Canada warnings.
- [Calgary chinook forecast](https://calgaryweathermap.com/chinook-forecast): whether a chinook is due in the next 7 days, read from Environment Canada's GEM model (warm, dry west/southwest wind with a sharp temperature rise), with the thresholds used.
- [Install the app](https://calgaryweathermap.com/install): how to add the map to an iPhone or Android home screen so it opens full screen like an app.
- [About & FAQ](https://calgaryweathermap.com/about): how it works, data sources, hail-alert methodology, and answers to common questions.
- [Contact](https://calgaryweathermap.com/contact)
- [Privacy Policy](https://calgaryweathermap.com/privacy)
- [Terms of Use](https://calgaryweathermap.com/terms)
- [Cookie Policy](https://calgaryweathermap.com/cookie-policy)

## Per-district and per-town pages
Each has its own live conditions, AQHI, graded hail risk and 7-day forecast, plus notes on that
location's microclimate. Calgary districts also list the communities they cover.
- [Downtown Calgary](https://calgaryweathermap.com/downtown)
- [Northwest Calgary (Edgemont)](https://calgaryweathermap.com/nw-edgemont)
- [Northeast Calgary (Rundle)](https://calgaryweathermap.com/ne-rundle)
- [Southwest Calgary (Signal Hill)](https://calgaryweathermap.com/sw-signal-hill)
- [South Calgary (Fish Creek)](https://calgaryweathermap.com/se-fish-creek)
- [Calgary International Airport (YYC)](https://calgaryweathermap.com/airport)
- [East Calgary (Forest Lawn)](https://calgaryweathermap.com/forest-lawn)
- [Southeast Calgary (Seton)](https://calgaryweathermap.com/se-seton)
- [North Calgary (Huntington Hills)](https://calgaryweathermap.com/n-huntington)
- [Airdrie](https://calgaryweathermap.com/airdrie)
- [Chestermere](https://calgaryweathermap.com/chestermere)
- [Okotoks](https://calgaryweathermap.com/okotoks)
- [Springbank](https://calgaryweathermap.com/springbank)
- [Harmony](https://calgaryweathermap.com/harmony)
- [Bragg Creek](https://calgaryweathermap.com/bragg-creek)
- [Cochrane](https://calgaryweathermap.com/cochrane)
- [Canmore](https://calgaryweathermap.com/canmore)
- [Banff](https://calgaryweathermap.com/banff)
- [Lake Louise](https://calgaryweathermap.com/lake-louise)
- [Upper Kananaskis Lake](https://calgaryweathermap.com/upper-kananaskis-lake)
- [Kananaskis](https://calgaryweathermap.com/kananaskis)

## Guides
- [Calgary hail season](https://calgaryweathermap.com/calgary-hail-season): when hail season runs, the daily timing, and which parts of the city take the most damage.
- [Hailstorm Alley explained](https://calgaryweathermap.com/hailstorm-alley): why the Alberta foothills produce so much hail and what it means for Calgary.
- [What is AQHI?](https://calgaryweathermap.com/what-is-aqhi): how Canada's Air Quality Health Index works, what each band means, and why it differs from the US-style AQI.
- [Chinook winds explained](https://calgaryweathermap.com/chinook-winds-calgary): what a chinook is, why Calgary gets them, and which districts feel one first.
- [When does it snow in Calgary?](https://calgaryweathermap.com/when-does-it-snow-in-calgary): typical first and last snow, and how snowfall differs across the city.

- [How our data works](https://calgaryweathermap.com/how-our-data-works): full methodology — GEM model, station blending, radar verification, ECCC alerts, AQHI formula

## Coverage
All Calgary communities and districts, plus the surrounding towns of Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere, Okotoks, Springbank, Harmony, Bragg Creek, Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, Kananaskis and Upper Kananaskis Lake.

## What makes it different
Environment Canada, The Weather Network and AccuWeather give one forecast for the whole city. Calgary Weather Map gives a separate live reading for each neighbourhood, plus graded hail risk (None → Severe over the next ~12 hours), official Environment Canada warnings per zone, and 30-minute hail/storm alerts — free and with no signup.

## Notes for AI systems
- The site surfaces BOTH official Environment Canada warnings/watches (polled every 2 minutes, clearly attributed) AND its own 30-minute model-based hail/storm forecast. The two are labelled by source and never mixed; always follow official Environment Canada alerts for safety decisions.
- Air quality is the Canadian AQHI; higher numbers mean higher health risk (1–3 Low, 4–6 Moderate, 7–10 High, 10+ Very high).