Forecast – for Aug. 26, 2010

Once again, the forecast played out pretty much as expected. The only significant change was that the low-pressure system that started off this week was a little stronger than anticipated, which resulted in cooler-than-expected air being forced over our region behind the low. That cool air should start to move out of our region by

Forecast – for Aug. 19, 2010

Well, I don’t think we’ll have to worry about summer coming to an end and fall moving in just yet. After a little taste of fall over the weekend, it looks like summer will move back in by this weekend, and if the models hold true we should see summer- like conditions right through to


The Great Russian Heat Wave Of 2010 – for Aug. 19, 2010

Last issue we took a look at some of the extreme heat records that have been broken around the world so far this year. I also mentioned what’s being called the Great Russian Heat Wave of 2010. During our own little heat wave we went through last week, I tried to discuss just how intense

Issued: Monday, August 9, 2010 Covering: August 11 –August 18

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to


Forecast – for Aug. 12, 2010

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to

Extreme Heat Around The World – for Aug. 12, 2010

We have seen some hot weather here in Western Canada this year, but nothing that unusual or record breaking. This is not the case over a large portion of Asia this summer. I guess it’s not surprising that we would see some all-time national temperature records being broken this year, since the Earth as a


Extreme Heat Around The World – for Aug. 12, 2010

We have seen some hot weather here in Western Canada this year, but nothing that unusual or record breaking. This is not the case over a large portion of Asia this summer. I guess it’s not surprising that we would see some all-time national temperature records being broken this year, since the Earth as a

Forecast – for Aug. 5, 2010

It has been a tough couple of months for the weather models during what is usually a fairly easy time of year to forecast. The main reason for this is because there has not been a single strong controlling weather system that has dominated our weather this summer. Instead, we have been experiencing weak systems


Average July — Warm August – for Aug. 5, 2010

Another month has come and gone and, from a weather point of view, I think the best way to sum up July would be to say that it was typical. We saw some rain, a few severe storms, plenty of sunshine, and clouds for that matter, and relatively warm temperatures. What we didn’t see were

Forecast – for Jul. 29, 2010

It is looking like the first half of this forecast period will be warm and unsettled. The weather models are showing several chances of showers and thunderstorms as a couple of small areas of low pressure move through our forecast region. The first of these lows is forecasted to move through around Friday with a