Forecast: Overall pattern remains the same

Issued Feb. 15, 2016, covering the period from Feb. 17, 2016 to Feb. 24, 2016

It doesn’t look like the weather pattern we’ve been in for the last month or so is going to change any time soon. Here is the big picture of what is going on. To our west, there has been a fairly persistent area of low pressure off the coast that has been drifting north and

December’s weather roundup

December’s weather roundup

The current pattern favours below-average amounts of precipitation for January

With the ending of a year and the beginning of a new one, we traditionally look back at what was, then look ahead to see what the new year might have in store for us. From a weather point of view, there are a number of ways we can do this. I think we’ll begin


Weather forecast: Looks like a nice start to winter

Issued: Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 – Covering: Nov. 25 – Dec. 2, 2015

Last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models predicted. Winter arrived across southern and central Manitoba late last week, with the season’s first significant snowfall hitting central and eastern regions, while the southwest received just a dusting. Temperatures then fell to around average or even a little colder than average over

Forecast: This mild fall weather will continue

Issued: Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 – Covering: Nov. 11 – Nov. 18, 2015

Once again, part of last week’s forecast was spot on, while other parts kind of missed the mark. Thanks to a rather persistent parade of low-pressure systems during much of last week, most regions began to feel like the West Coast and not sunny Manitoba! Most areas ended up seeing at least a few flakes


A nice Halloween weekend ahead

Issued: Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 · Covering: Oct. 28 – Nov. 4, 2015

Once again, the first part of last week’s forecast was reasonably accurate, then things fell apart a little during the second half, as the forecast low took a more southerly route. At this time of the year the big question on everyone’s mind is, when is winter going to show up? Well, the first couple

Warm weather returns to the Prairies late next week

Issued: Monday, August 31, 2015 – Covering: September 2 – September 9, 2015

Last week’s forecast once again played out fairly close to what was predicted, but with a couple of timing issues. For example, the cold front forecasted for last Sunday was a little slow and didn’t push through until Monday morning. This forecast period is going to start off on the warm side, with high temperatures


Weather forecast predicts slightly cooler-than-average temperatures

Issued: Monday, August 3, 2015 – Covering: August 5 – August 12, 2015

While this summer’s weather hasn’t been the easiest to figure out, the weather models have been doing a pretty good job of getting the big picture right. This was the case once again for last week’s forecast as the upper low stalled out over Hudson Bay as expected, and brought cooler air and afternoon clouds

The Raynor’s farmland was completely dishevelled and a number of out buildings were destroyed.

Tornado among several storm events in the southwest

Two rural properties took the brunt of Manitoba's most recent violent weather episode

Displaced bales, crushed crops and chunks of metal scatter fields in the southwest as the area recovers from one of Manitoba’s largest tornadoes in recent years. A low-pressure system that moved in from Montana sparked the extreme weather, which also doused the Virden area with nearly 75 mm of rain. Quarter-sized hail was also reported


Instability and vorticity: The ingredients that make a tornado

Instability and vorticity: The ingredients that make a tornado

Since they can’t get inside to measure, scientists aren’t completely sure how funnel clouds and tornadoes form

So far this month weather conditions have been fairly good for thunderstorms to develop with plenty of warm, humid air around. This week, we’ll continue our look at severe thunderstorms, and specifically, the most deadly part — tornadoes. What are tornadoes and how do they form? A classic definition of a tornado is a violently

General weather pattern remains the same

Issued: Monday, July 20, 2015 – Covering: July 22 – July 29, 2015

The overall weather pattern doesn’t look like it will change much during this forecast period. We’re currently in a pattern that has a moderate ridge of high pressure over central North America, with this high extending northwards to about the central Prairies. To our east and west are troughs of low pressure. The western trough