Straight-line winds in thunderstorms can cause as much damage as a tornado and are next on our weather school list exploring how and why severe summer weather forms.
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Thunderstorms and straight-line winds
Straight-line winds in thunderstorms can cause as much damage as a tornado and are next on our weather school list…
June brings drought relief to western Prairies
Farmers on the Canadian Prairies saw more rain in June than they did earlier in the 2025 growing season
Thursday night storm smashes Darlingford family’s farmyard
Storm wreaks havoc on Manitoba family’s farm site.
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Thunderstorms and straight-line winds
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Fifty-six per cent chance of more stable, ENSO neutral weather conditions in late summer and fall U.S. forecasters say
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June brings drought relief to western Prairies
Farmers on the Canadian Prairies saw more rain in June than they did earlier in the 2025 growing season
Farmers on the Canadian Prairies saw more rain in June than they did earlier in the 2025 growing season
Prairie forecast: Potential to turn cool and wet
Forecast issued July 9, covering July 9 to 16, 2025
For this forecast period we are starting off with a large area of high pressure over Ontario and an equally large area of low pressure over the Yukon. The clockwise flow around the Ontario high, combined with the counterclockwise flow around the Yukon low, is creating a widespread southerly flow across the Prairies. This should lead to one more day of warm temperatures across the western Prairies and a couple more days over the eastern half.
Thursday night storm smashes Darlingford family’s farmyard
A swath of the province saw strong winds, rain and hail
Storm wreaks havoc on Manitoba family’s farm site.
Prairie forecast: Stormy start to the west, summer heat to the east
Forecast issued July 2, covering July 2 to 9, 2025
We start this forecast period with warm high pressure in place across the eastern Prairies and a developing area of low pressure over Alberta.
Explaining severe summer weather: Hail
Understanding the science behind hail on the Canadian Prairies — how it forms and why it tends to be worse in some provinces
Hail is a common and potentially dangerous form of precipitation which is commonly seen during thunderstorms on the Canadian Prairies. But how does it happen?
Prairie forecast: Looking warm and dry for Canada Day
Forecast issued June 25, covering June 25 to July 2, 2025
A broad but unorganized area of low pressure impacts all three Prairie provinces for at least the first half of this forecast period. Unsettled weather means it will be a difficult forecast to pin down. It also means seasonable temperatures with no big intense heat waves expected—though that doesn’t mean we won’t see a few hot days.
First Manitoba hay harvest short
Manitoba’s first hay cut of 2025 isn’t great by initial counts, but things are worse farther west in the Prairies
Manitoba’s first hay cut of 2025 isn’t huge by initial counts, but things are worse farther west in the Prairies
Saskatchewan crops in need of rain: report
Intense storms cause some damage
Isolated showers across Saskatchewan during the week ended June 16 brought welcome moisture, but "a good general rain is needed to help push crop development and ensure the crop doesn't begin to deteriorate in condition," said the latest provincial crop report released June 19.
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