Well, it looks like we’re paying for the nice warm December as cold winter-like temperatures dominated our region for most of the last forecast period. Over the last month or so, the weather models have been pointing toward a break in the cold weather sometime around the middle of March, and while it does look
Forecast: Above-average temperatures ahead?
Issued March 4, 2019: Covering the period from March 6 to March 13
Bitterly cold February weather
Manitoba got off easy this month compared to Saskatchewan and especially Alberta
The cold weather that we saw move in during the second half of January just didn’t want to budge in February, which means that February 2019 can be summed up with just one word: cold. February was a bitterly cold month, not just in Manitoba, but literally right across the Prairies. The month began cold,
Forecast: Storm track staying to our south
Issued February 25, 2019: Covering the period from February 27 to March 6
For those of you hoping to read that spring and melting temperatures are just around the corner, you’d better stop right here. It seems midwinter temperatures are going to dominate this forecast period, but with what appears to be plenty of sunshine, so it doesn’t look like it will be too bad. Last issue’s weather
Forecast: Cold air expected to slowly moderate
Issued February 15, 2019: Covering the period from February 20 to 27
With an early deadline because of the Louis Riel Day long weekend, this issue’s forecast is more like a general weather outlook for the next week or two. So far, over the last couple of weeks, the weather models have had an increasingly difficult time predicting the forecast. This usually means one of two things:
Average, normal or median temperature?
There's really no such thing as a 'normal' high
Maybe it’s the cold weather, or just that I’m getting a little tired of winter, but a couple of my weather-related pet peeves have raised their ugly heads once again and I feel it’s my responsibility to address them. No, it’s not the argument about wind chill, I already tried to tackle that topic; this
Forecast: Some signs of warmer weather ahead
Issued February 11, 2019: Covering the period from February 13 to 20
After a cold and unsettled couple of weeks it looks like more tranquil late-winter weather will move in during this forecast period. For those of you looking for a quick warm-up, you’ll have to wait a little longer. It looks more and more like we’ll see a long, slow warm-up as we work our way
Mixed forecasts ahead to end winter
Manitoba on average had below-average temperatures and precipitation for the first half
January 2019 has come and gone so we are now well over halfway through winter — at least across the Prairies. As I’ve noted in the past, official or climatological “winter” encompasses the three months of December, January and February. For our part of the world it would have to be a really warm and
Forecast: Arctic air continues to dominate
Issued February 4, 2019: Covering the period from February 6 to 13
Last week’s forecast wasn’t as far off as it seemed. The cold air was a little colder than forecast, a little more snow fell across central regions last Saturday, and the southern low tracked a little farther north than forecast on Sunday, bringing a fairly good dump of fluffy snow. For this forecast period, it
Understanding wind chill and the polar vortex
Cold air now has a near-continuous path southward… and we’re right in that path
We are currently experiencing some of the coldest temperatures in our region since the winter of 2014, and, depending on just how cold it gets during the first part of this week, we may have to go all the way back to the winter of 2007 since we’ve been in a similar deep-freeze. February 2007
Forecast: Are we nearing the end of the brutally cold weather?
Issued January 28, 2018: Covering the period from January 30 to February 6
As forecasts go, last week’s played out about as good as it can get, which is unfortunate, unless you like it cold, really cold! If you do, then you will love this week’s forecast; if not, then it looks like you’ll have to wait a little longer before more seasonable temperatures are forecast to move