It looks like this forecast period will start off a little quieter than last week. After seeing several lows pass through our region over the last week bringing more clouds than sun, plenty of showers, rain and even a little snow, it looks as if a ridge of high pressure will build in during this
Warm, then cooling trend
Spring heat wave comes to an end
What has been dubbed “summer in March 2012” has now finally come to an end. This rare March heat wave stretched from southeastern Saskatchewan across southern Canada all the way to the eastern seaboard and southward into most of the eastern United States. Last week I explained what conditions came together to bring us this
Well-above-average temperatures to continue
After a brief period of average temperatures last weekend, which really felt cold, it looks like we’ll be returning to much-above-average temperatures during this forecast period. While it looks like temperatures will be warm, it also looks like it could be fairly wet, with plenty of potential storm systems poised to affect our region. The
How we got this spring heat wave
There are a number of words that have been used over the last week or so to try and describe the weather we’ve been experiencing, and I feel pretty much every one has been valid. Words like unprecedented, never before, amazing, unusual, remarkable, unheard of, and even a little scary all describe the weather perfectly.
Well-above-average temperatures to continue
That was one memorable week of weather across pretty much all of agricultural Manitoba, but all good things must eventually come to an end. During this forecast period we are going to see things cool down a little bit, but if this was any other year this forecast would still be amazing. The ridge of
2011: Record warmth in the Arctic
As we slowly make our way into 2012 I thought we should take a little bit of time to look back at how 2011 turned out globally. I’ve already mentioned that in the last half of 2011 our region of the world saw record-warm temperatures along with very dry conditions. Globally, 2011 came in tied
Record-setting warm spell continues
Another month has come and gone, and as for the winter of 2011-12, it seems like it was the winter that really never was. February, to no one’s surprise, came in well above average, making it the eighth month in a row that we’ve seen above-average temperatures. Both the Brandon and Winnipeg regions had February
There’s plenty of melting ahead
If you enjoy winter weather and getting outdoors to enjoy the snow, then you’d better take advantage of the next week. The weather models have been pointing toward a significant warming to begin near the end of this forecast period and if the models are correct most areas of agricultural Manitoba will be snow free
Warm winter: Putting it all together
It looks like this is a good time to finish our look at the different weather patterns that have been affecting our weather this winter, because the weather pattern that has been dominating for most of the fall and winter appears to be undergoing a shift. In the last article we continued our look at
Will we see a late-winter cold snap?
It’s looking more and more likely that our weather pattern will undergo a bit of a switch over the next week or so. We saw the first indications of this early in the week, as a Colorado low brushed southeastern areas and brought the first heavy snow event of the year to this region. No