As we slowly transition into summer, forecasting the weather usually gets easier, but so far not this year. The overall pattern for the next week to 10 days looks like it will continue to be active, with two main low-pressure tracks setting up. The first is to our south, across the northern states; the second
Unsettled weather and a look at precipitation across the Prairies
Issued: Monday, June 8, 2015 – Covering: June 10 – June 17, 2015
Summer-like weather pattern taking shape
Issued: Monday, June 1, 2015 – Covering: June 3 – June 10, 2015
The arctic high moved into our region last week as expected, but the timing of its arrival couldn’t have been worse, resulting in widespread frosts as overnight lows ranged from +2 C to -4 C. That said, it’s looking like this might be the last shot of really cold air, as a more summer-like pattern
Roller-coaster ride settling into summer weather mode
Issued: Monday, May 25, 2015 – Covering: May 27 – June 3, 2015
You have to love spring across the Prairies. One day it’s cold and snowy and a few days later it feels like summer! It looks like our spring roller-coaster ride is going to continue, but it does appear the ride is coming to an end. After a beautiful weekend and first half of the week,
How are severe thunderstorms created?
All the ingredients can be in place, but good luck pinpointing where the storm will form
I’d said we were going to examine which weather conditions bring long-duration rainfall warnings, and also dig into some of the rainfall records from across southern and central Manitoba in this issue, but that topic will have to wait until next time. An early deadline for this issue due to the long weekend, combined with
Weather forecast predicts an unsettled pattern developing
Issued: Monday, May 11, 2015 – Covering: May 13 – May 20, 2015
Late last week and into the weekend we experienced a classic example of a small change in a weather system that ended up having a big impact on the weather. A large area of low pressure moved up and passed through our region late last week as forecast, but the system ended up being a
Showers and thundershowers in our forecast
Issued: Monday, May 4, 2015 – Covering: May 6 – May 13, 2015
Last week’s forecast played out pretty much as expected, with the only deviation from the weather models coming from the timing of the cold front that pushed across Manitoba over the weekend. The original forecast had the front coming through late Sunday, but instead it came through Saturday afternoon. We also saw temperatures make it
Mild weather moves back in on the Prairies
Issued: Monday, April 27, 2015 – Covering: April 29 – May 6, 2015
Sometimes you just have to love the way the weather works out. Looking at last week’s forecast, depending on where you lived, it was either way off or perfect. For those of you who thought it was perfect, the predicted forecast wasn’t the reason why. When it comes to weather forecasting, sometimes you just can’t
Cool weather pattern returns
Issued: Monday, April 20, 2015 – Covering: April 22 – April 29, 2015
As the weather models predicted last week, a strong area of low pressure in both the lower and upper levels of the atmosphere has developed to our east over the Great Lakes. At first it looked like this low would be smaller and farther east, only bringing us a short shot of cold air, but
Mild weather should continue
Issued: Monday, April 13, 2015 – Covering: April 15 – April 22, 2015
The weather pattern played out a little quicker than forecast last week. The mild weather moved in as expected, but the cold front moved through on Sunday instead of Monday. For this forecast period it looks like the mild weather will continue, but the overall pattern, while mainly dry, will be fairly active. This means
Nice spring weather ahead
Issued: Monday, April 6, 2015 – Covering: April 8 – April 15, 2015
Arctic high pressure built into our region last weekend and into the early part of this week as expected, but what wasn’t expected was the strength and resultant cold air. Luckily, this arctic high will pull off to the east by the middle of this week, allowing milder air to move in again. Several large