It seems like we are in one of those weather patterns where every little system that comes by drops a little precipitation. Usually we only see this in the spring or summer but it looks like this pattern will continue for at least this forecast period. It has been a tough couple of weeks for
Forecast – for Jan. 27, 2011
Spring And Summer Long-Range Forecasts
Trying to forecast the weather, especially in this part of the world, is probably one of the toughest things to do. Our part of the planet has some of the most active weather and all you have to do is listen to general conversation to hear just about anyone at pretty much anytime “bashing” the
2010: Record Warmth And Wet Globally
The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to
Forecast – for Jan. 20, 2011
The overall weather pattern over our part of the world has been acting a little strange over the last couple of weeks. While the general pattern hasn’t been unusual, it hasn’t been behaving in the usual way. Take the last couple of weeks. Normally when a strong arctic high begins building to our northwest, it
Forecast – for Jan. 13, 2011
What was bad weather for Alberta last week was fairly good to us here in Manitoba. A broad region of low pressure developed over Western Canada last week and it decided to stick around. This kept the forecast arctic high and the resulting cold temperatures bottled up north. This persistent region of low pressure kept
2010: A Remarkable Year, Weather-Wise
Well, it’s that time of year again: a time to look back. Before we try to peer ahead at what 2011 might have in store for us, weather-wise, we need to take a good look back at some of the crazy weather we experienced across the Prairies during 2010. Before we really dig into the
Forecast – for Jan. 6, 2011
Cold and high pressure won out over most of agricultural Manitoba last week which kept the series of snowstorms mostly to our south with only the extreme southern and eastern parts of agricultural Manitoba seeing any significant snow. During this forecast period it looks like cold high pressure will dominate again, bringing what can only
Forecasts For The Rest Of The Winter
As we start the new year I have to admit that I haven’t had the time to go through all the weather data for 2010, so a complete summary of last year will have to wait until the next issue. Instead, we’ll take our usual look back at the previous month’s weather and then peer
Forecast – for Dec. 23, 2010
It is looking more likely that this year’s holiday season will be a quiet one, at least weather-wise. The main weather maker during this period will be a large area of high pressure that is forecasted to take up residence over much of central North America. High pressure will begin to build into our region
New Winter Weather Pattern Normal
As we head into the holiday season, it seems there are some strange things going on with our world’s weather. Some people are describing it as upside-down weather or backward weather, and yet others are simply calling it bizarre weather. Any way you look at it, the weather over the past few weeks in the