The lowdown on winter storms on the Prairies

It takes more than just a trough of low pressure to kick up a memorable winter storm

It takes more than just a trough of low pressure to develop an Alberta Clipper or Colorado Low, which are the biggest winter storms in Manitoba. It also takes humidity, temperature changes and a host of other variables coming into play.

A tractor blowing snow in rural Saskatchewan. PHOTO: FILE

The distant drivers of Manitoba winter weather

Manitobans viscerally feel the impacts of snowfall, chilling winds and the occasional polar vortex, but the source of those local winter weather patterns can come from far away

Manitobans viscerally feel the impacts of snowfall, chilling winds and the occasional polar vortex, but the source of those local winter weather patterns can come from far away


Forecasting winter 2025-26 in Manitoba

A weak La Niña is in play again this winter, but its effects aren’t clear

Three distinct factors are likely to drive the type of weather farmers and ranchers experience in Manitoba this winter, Daniel Bezte writes, starting this issue with a look at the atmospheric event known as La Niña.