If long-wave radiation can easily escape the area, we could see net cooling even if the sun is shining
I came across a weather article last week that was a purely academic discussion about radiational cooling. It was one of those articles that at first glance seemed to be purely a discussion for true weather geeks, meteorologists and university professors, with very little if anything to do with an everyday understanding of the weather,A new look at radiational cooling
2013: The year without a spring?
Back in 2004 we had the year without a “proper” summer. Last winter it was probably the closest we could come to a year without a winter. Maybe this year it’s going to be the year without a spring. The longer we remain in what can only be described as a “deep freeze,” the better
Some signs of warm weather
It looks like we’ll have to endure another week or so of cold weather before the weather models finally agree that warm weather will try to move in. After southern regions were brushed by a major late-winter storm on Monday we are left in a cold northwesterly flow for most of this week. Temperatures will
Opposite pattern to last year
I wouldn’t go as far as to say that panic is setting in over the weather, but from some of the conversations I am hearing, it’s not too far off. Personally, I think it’s a little too early to hit the panic button. As I pointed out in an article a couple of weeks ago,
Well-below-average temperatures to continue
This is probably one of the toughest forecasts I have had to write in a long time. First of all, it’s tough because the weather is not looking that great over the next seven to 10 days; secondly, because the weather models have been all over the place with each model run! This forecast period
A cold, wet April outlook
Well, if you think March was colder than average, you were right! In March 2013, temperatures across southern and central Manitoba averaged as much as 5 C below the long-term average. The last time we saw any month that was more than 2° below average was back in March of 2011. So we’ve had a
Warmer weather on the horizon?
If you’re hoping for a warm spring-like forecast, then you better stop reading right here. The area of low pressure that looked to bring some stormy weather around Wednesday of this week came in off the Pacific as predicted, but took a much more northerly route. This prevented the system from tapping into a lot
Winter’s still hanging on
It looks like spring is going to take its time moving in this year. The main weather story for this forecast period is cool arctic high pressure, which looks to be the dominant player. A large ridge of arctic high pressure has been dominating our weather for the last week and looks as if it
Looking like a late start to spring
Most of us can hardly wait until the snow melts and warm spring temperatures move in for good. It seems as though a lot of us are just assuming spring should be arriving early each year — after all, isn’t that what global warming is supposed to be about? As we learned last March, if
Winter’s still hanging on
The storm forecast at the start of this week materialized and brought more heavy snow to pretty much all of southern and central Manitoba. Behind this system, cold, quiet weather has moved in, allowing winter to stick around a little longer. Just how long is what we’ll try to figure out in this forecast. By