Last weekend s storm system came in exactly on time, but, as is usual with big storms, it ended up taking a track that none of the models predicted. Instead of moving to the northeast as these systems usually do, it drifted almost due north. The result of this was more precipitation over western and
Patterns See Manitoba Slowly Sliding Into Winter
There’s A Brutally Cold And Snowy Winter Ahead
With a good portion of agricultural Manitoba seeing the first snow of winter, I thought it might be a good idea to expand on last week s November weather outlook and take a look at what all the different forecasters predict for this upcoming winter. Will it be an easy winter with little snow and
No Big Cool-Downs… At Least, Not Yet
The main weather story for this forecast period will be the chance for our first real shot of snow this weekend. Weather for the middle part of this week looks to be rather quiet, as a large region of high pressure sits to our south and low pressure spins off the West Coast. Without any
Will The Warm, Dry Weather Continue?
October has come and gone and looking back, we could describe October s weather best by calling it the month of two tales, and fortunately for us, both of the tales were pretty good ones! We started off the month with record-breaking temperatures across pretty much all of agricultural Manitoba, with nearly every place breaking
Fall-Like Weather To Continue Through Halloween
As usual, at this time of the year it becomes increasingly difficult to create an accurate forecast. We are in the middle of the transition between summer and winter, and as the two seasons battle it out, trying to figure out exactly what will happen is usually pretty difficult. That said, it appears that the
More Christmas Weather Ideas
CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR Last issue we began our look at what s available for the weather enthusiast on your Christmas list, and we started off by looking at several different weather instruments that are available for under $50. This week we ll continue our look, but will bump up our price range. Don t forget to
Nice Weather To End October
Believe it or not, but last week s forecast came out pretty close to what the weather models had predicted. The one main difference was the strength and size of the low that moved up from the south and ended up parking itself over Hudson Bay last weekend. This low, at its peak last Sunday,
All I Want For Christmas Is A… Weather Station!
CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR Over the last five or so years the interest in home-based weather observation has increased dramatically. At the same time, the availability and afford-ability of these systems has also increased (I m not sure which is driving which). When I first decided to start observing and recording the weather at home, about 15
Above-Average Weather To Continue
After last week s record-breaking warmth, the average temperatures expected during this forecast period are going to feel a little on the cold side, especially since we will not see much sunshine at least to start. The first part of this forecast period is going to be dominated by a large area of low pressure
Record-Shattering Heat
For southern and central Manitoba the weather last week went beyond the unusual and into the realm of extreme weather. Unless you were away or never left your home, you could not help but notice the incredibly warm summer-like temperatures that dominated our weather for much of last week. After all was said and done,