Idon t think there are many people out there complaining that the last part of last week s forecast was off the mark. The ridge of high pressure rebuilt itself last weekend and brought summer-like temperatures to pretty much all of southern and south-central Manitoba. The forecast then pointed toward a trough of low pressure
Summer Is Officially Over, But It’s Not Done Yet
Beautiful Fall Weather To Continue
Co-operator contributor A nother month has come and gone and I m not sure about you, but September sure seemed to fly by. I m not sure why the month went by so fast maybe it was because school started but personally, I think it has to do with the beautiful weather we had. If
Forecast – for Sep. 29, 2011
You have to love it when the weather models get it right. Last week the models pointed toward a large ridge of high pressure building across our region, and that played out pretty much as predicted. All regions saw plenty of sunshine over the weekend and into the first half of this week, along with
Record-Low Ice Volume In Arctic
With beautiful fall weather firmly in place across pretty much all of Western Canada, the question for me is, exactly what should I discuss in this week s weather article? We ve already discussed just what Indian summer is, we have taken a look back at the summer of 2011, and we ve looked ahead
Forecast – for Sep. 22, 2011
The freezing temperatures came as forecast last week and pretty much all regions of agricultural Manitoba saw at least a little bit of frost. So that part of the forecast was correct. Fortunately, the last part of last week s forecast doesn t look like it will pan out, as the forecast active weather pattern
From Record Hot To Record Cold
The amazing summer weather that dominated the Prairies during the first week or so of September came to a freezing end by the middle of the month, as a strong area of Arctic high pressure brought the growing season to a close. After seeing record-high temperatures in many places across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta during
Forecast – for Sep. 15, 2011
After a week of some truly amazing weather we are back down to reality this week as fall weather tries to take hold. A large region of cool arctic high pressure will dominate our weather for the first half of this forecast period. The centre of this large area of high pressure is forecasted to
Warm And Dry Or Cold And Wet?
Last week we took an early look at the summer weather of 2011. This week we’ll review the final numbers for August, then peer ahead to see what might be shaping up weather-wise for September and the rest of the fall. We have to go back eight years to find an August that was as
Forecast – for Sep. 8, 2011
Last week’s forecast turned out pretty much as expected, with the only exception being that it was slightly cooler than forecast over the weekend. Luckily, the start of this forecast period is playing out toward the warm end of the weather models. These weather models were having a hard time trying to figure out what
Forecast – for Sep. 1, 2011
Typically as we begin to transition from one season to another, forecasting the weather becomes more difficult, and this year is no exception. After a fairly hot and dry summer, with little in the way of organized storm systems, it’s starting to look like this pattern will begin to break down as large fall storm