Winter’s still hanging on

The storm forecast at the start of this week materialized and brought more heavy snow to pretty much all of southern and central Manitoba. Behind this system, cold, quiet weather has moved in, allowing winter to stick around a little longer. Just how long is what we’ll try to figure out in this forecast. By

First big cold snap in two years

Last week’s forecast played out pretty much as expected. The only problem was that the two storm systems ended up being a little stronger than expected. It definitely feels like winter, as we are experiencing the first significant cold snap in almost two years. A fairly strong ridge of high pressure remains in place over


Summer weather trying to hang on

We are starting to see a shift in the general weather pattern across much of Canada, but I’m not sure if this is really a fundamental change in the pattern or the pattern simply adjusting to the changing season. For this forecast period we’ll see a bit of a battle between a ridge of high

What is causing our summer heat?

As summer slowly begins to wind down, with weather across the region being fairly uneventful, the question is, just what should I write about this week? We have looked back at the historic heat we’ve seen over the last year, we have gone into detail about the record-breaking heat over the central U.S., and we


Cooler and wetter in the forecast

So far the weather models have been pretty good this summer. The only real problem, as usual, is with the timing of the different systems. For this forecast period it looks as if the weather pattern might be trying to undergo a bit of a change to cooler and wetter conditions. To start off this

Short heat wave to come to an end

As forecasted last week, a ridge of high pressure developed over our region during the first half of this week, bringing sunny skies and warm summer temperatures. This ridge of high pressure looks like it will begin to break down starting on Thursday, and we’ll begin a slow transition into cool temperatures. After a really


Last week’s forecast didn’t quite play out as expected, but it was close. The big thing that affected the forecast was the positioning of the area of high pressure that slid down from the Arctic. Instead of moving directly over Manitoba it shifted to the east by a few hundred kilometres. This allowed the western

Average spring weather

This forecast period will start with us seeing a predominantly westerly flow. To our north there will be an area of high pressure, while to our south we’ll see several weak areas of low pressure moving by within the westerly flow. This makes the first part of the forecast period a little tough to figure


Well-above-average temperatures to continue

That was one memorable week of weather across pretty much all of agricultural Manitoba, but all good things must eventually come to an end. During this forecast period we are going to see things cool down a little bit, but if this was any other year this forecast would still be amazing. The ridge of

Semi-permanent highs and lows

By the time you read this article it will already be February and you will probably be expecting the usual monthly weather summary and looking forward to seeing what the long-range forecasts call for in the next month. Unfortunately, because I write these articles in advance to meet publishing deadlines, the long-range outlook will have