If you have followed me over the years, you’ll know that while I’m not a farmer, I have always been into gardening, and in most years, I easily grow enough vegetables so that we rarely buy any of the staples (beans, corn, carrots, potatoes, cabbage… you get the idea). I am also fortunate enough to
WS-5000 weather station pros and cons
The unit’s console and sensors linked up with no extra intervention needed
Weather: Winter-to-spring transitioning ahead
Forecast covering the period from March 17 to March 24
Well, last week’s storm system kind of hit us. Those of you north of a line roughly from Brandon to Hecla Island saw snowfall, with amounts as high as 15 cm. Areas to the south and east of this line saw rain, with amounts generally around five mm. Since the low did not end up as a big
Thoughts on the little ice age and global warming
Our supply of fossil fuels can’t last forever, so seeking alternatives is inevitable
What topic to tackle this week? Sometimes it is a struggle to figure out what weather-related topic to discuss, especially during the winter months — doubly so during a quiet winter like this one. Then, it seems like I suddenly have more topics than I know what to do with. One topic I am going
Weather: An unsure start to this forecast period
Covering the period from March 10 to March 17
I am in a tough spot with this issue’s forecast. For those who do not know, my forecast deadline is the Friday before you receive the print edition of the Co-operator. That means I must really trust the weather models over the five-day period from when I write this forecast to when you read it.
Cold February, warm March?
Last month’s cold air brought little in the way of precipitation for Manitoba
Before jumping into the review of February’s weather and the latest medium- to long-range forecasts, I figured I should update you on the new weather station. Have you ever checked something out and then realized you totally missed something? Well, this is exactly what happened with me and my new weather station. I did more
Forecast: Spring weather is trying to move in
Covering the period from March 3 to March 10
Once again, the weather models did a pretty good job over the last seven to 10 days. I think I should point out that when I say “weather models,” I am referring to the fact that I look at the different models and combine each, sometimes using what one model predicts, other times ignoring one
Explaining the cold snap, ordering a weather station
A sweet deal on a weather station becomes slightly less so when fees are added up
Well, one of the longest and coldest cold snaps in a couple of decades has now come and gone. Since several different news outlets have already reported on all the different records and statistics about his cold snap, I am not going to rehash those here. Instead, I thought I should do a quick little
Forecast: Milder, with a slight chance of snow
Covering the period from February 17 to March 3
The first part of last issue’s forecast played out fairly close to what the weather models were predicting, but by the second half, the weather and the weather models were not exactly agreeing with each other, as milder-than-expected air moved into our region, pushing temperatures to around the freezing mark. For this forecast period, the
Switching up my personal weather station
You know which way the wind blows when the old anemometer starts grinding down
As I write this, a large portion of central North America is in the middle of a cold snap that looks to be one of the more significant ones in the last 20 or so years. I will do a full analysis once it’s over, but I do have to mention a couple of things.
Forecast: Cold snap slowly coming to an end
Covering the period from February 17 to February 24
The weather models did a heck of a job with last issue’s forecast as we saw the upper low drop southward into our region as predicted, bringing the sunny skies and cold, cold temperatures. Temperatures ended up being even colder than expected, but the light winds did materialize which made the cold temperatures a little