It looks more and more like our string of luck with big storm systems missing us will come to an end during this forecast period (or make that “string of bad luck” if you’ve wanted lots of rain and cool conditions). The models have been fairly consistent with developing a large and slow-moving storm system
Issued: Monday, April 26, 2010 Covering: April 28 –May 5
Severe Weather: Tornadoes
The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (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
Arctic Ice And Record-Warm March
The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (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
Issued: Monday, April 19, 2010 Covering: April 21 –April 28
All I can say to start this forecast period is that it’s going to be pretty hard to beat the incredible weather pretty much all of agricultural Manitoba saw last weekend and the beginning of this week. Thanks to a ridge of high pressure and a very dry air mass, most places recorded temperatures in
Issued: Monday, April 12, 2010 Covering: April 14 –April 21
Our windy start to April looks like it will continue, at least to start this forecast period. It also looks like we will continue to dodge the big storm systems, as the big storm which was forecast for the start of this week once, and was supposed to give us a direct hit, once again
Early Thunderstorm Season?
The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (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
Issued: Monday, April 5, 2010 Covering: April 7 –April 14
An interesting week last week, as the predicted Friday storm system became much stronger than anticipated, bringing rain and some snow to southern and eastern regions. Then the second storm system predicted for early in the week did develop, but it was not as strong as expected and remained well to our south. During the
Warm March = Warm April
TABLE 1. APRIL MONTHLY AVERAGES (C) Dauphin Brandon Winnipeg Maximum Minimum 10.3 10.7 10.3 -3.3 -2.7 -2.4 Mean 3.1 4.0 4.0 Precip (mm) 28.2 29.3 31.9 The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has
Issued: Monday, March 29, 2010 Covering: March 31 –April 7
Another tough forecast this week, as the overall pattern remains fairly active. It is looking like summer is winning out over winter, as warm air continues to try and push northward. The big question is whether this warm air will interact with cold air to our north and develop a big storm system. The main
Issued: Monday, March 22, 2010 Covering: March 24 –March 31
Spring is always the toughest time of the year for forecasting and this forecast period is going to be no exception. Confidence levels are a little lower than usual for a few reasons. First, with a number of areas having little or no snow cover, sunshine can make a big difference in temperatures. Secondly, this