Three distinct factors are likely to drive the type of weather farmers and ranchers experience in Manitoba this winter, Daniel Bezte writes, starting this issue with a look at the atmospheric event known as La Niña.
Forecasting winter 2025-26 in Manitoba
A weak La Niña is in play again this winter, but its effects aren’t clear
Prairie forecast: Active pattern continues with mostly-dry west, wet start for east
The active pattern that we saw last week looks to continue into this forecast period which means more chances for rain, possibly some wet snow and a continuation of the temperature rollercoaster ride.
Frost-free season stretches out for most of Manitoba
The 2025 growing season was longer than average for most of the Prairies, despite an early brush with freezing temperatures in early September
The length of the frost-free season right across the Prairies for 2025 turned out to be longer than average, weather expert Daniel Bezte reports.
Prairie forecast: A temperature rollercoaster and the possibility of snow
Prairie forecast covering October 8 to 15, 2025. The Prairies may be in for a prolonged battle between warm and cold air before winter sets in. This could bring lots of rain or snow.
Will Manitoba’s warm fall linger?
Weather data confirms a mild start to autumn, but forecasts farther into fall 2025 are mixed for Manitoba
Weather data confirms a mild start to autumn, but forecasts farther into fall 2025 are mixed for Manitoba.
Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain
The big question leading into this forecast period is — just how long will the summery temperatures will continue? After all we are now into October.
Why drying crops in the fall is so tough
Shorter days, temperature, humidity and wind are some of the fall weather factors that play into whether or not that crop dries down
Shorter days, temperature, humidity and wind are some of the fall weather factors that play into whether or not that crop dries down
Prairie forecast: Looks like summer weather
Highlights: We appear to be in a fairly predictable weather pattern as the overall weather picture has been pretty good. We saw upper-level ridging last week bring average to above average temperatures across the Prairies. The forecasted area of low pressure over the eastern Prairies materialized as forecasted. As often typical with upper-level lows, the
Does fall predict winter?
More bits of weather folklore, from loon calls to when the geese and herons migrate south, and whether they actually do predict the winter weather to come
More bits of weather folklore, from loon calls to when the geese and herons migrate south, and whether they actually do predict winter weather to come.
Prairie forecast: Warm, dry west; warm, unsettled east
Highlights Summary Last week’s forecast did well considering the unusually blocking pattern that developed. An area of low pressure did develop as expected over the west-central U.S. It tried to push northwards and eastwards but was kept mostly in place by a strong ridge of high pressure over the central and eastern Prairies. The models
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