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Different types of precipitation.
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Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail

Most of our region’s rain begins as snow — Part 2 of a series

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In my previous article we discussed warm and cold clouds and we learned that most of our local precipitation is produced in cold clouds, which means that most of it starts off as snow – even in the summer! This week we are going to look at the different types of precipitation we experience and
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Forecast: It’s feeling more like spring

Issued April 15, 2019: Covering the period from April 17 to April 24

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For those of you who closely follow the weather and forecasting, you know that small changes early in the forecast period are often amplified later. Last week’s forecast was a perfect example of this. The arctic high that brought the cool weather last week also helped to protect us from a large Colorado low that
The atmosphere has a large number of particles for water to condense onto... but very few particles onto which water can freeze.
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A look at different types of precipitation

Cold clouds dominate Prairie weather for most of the year — Part 1 of a series

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With the mixed bag of precipitation that can typically occur during the spring across the Prairies, I thought it might be time to go back and visit the topic of precipitation and just how precipitation forms. Using a simplistic view, there are two types of clouds: cold and warm. A warm cloud is any cloud
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Forecast: Spring melt to begin in earnest

Issued April 1, 2019: Covering the period from April 3 to April 9

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Surprisingly, last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what the models had forecast. The biggest difference was in the overnight lows, which tended to be a little warmer than forecast. While the cooler-than-average temperatures might not have been what everyone wanted, they did create nearly perfect conditions for a nice slow melt. It is
With any luck, any pockets of water will be contained and not result in any major flooding this spring.
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Flood outlook may improve under slow spring melt

The risk of significant spring flooding isn’t that high, except for the Red River Valley

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As we discussed in my previous article, if you want warm spring temperatures you need to have snow-free ground. While there was plenty of warm air moving into our region last week, the widespread snow cover kept things a little cooler than anticipated. That said, with all the snow cover and the cold ground, I
We have more than enough snow in many parts of Manitoba as we head into spring.
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How we dodged a weather bullet

Did anyone really want a huge dump of snow just before the spring melt gets underway?

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For a while last week, it was looking like our worst spring fears were going to come true as two large and fairly powerful Colorado lows were predicted to hit southern Manitoba. If you follow any of the forecast models, were listening to CBC or read the Prairie weather discussion, then you too might have
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Forecast: Manitoba’s spring melt slowly begins

Issued March 11, 2019: Covering the period from March 13 to March 20

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As we begin to transition from winter to spring it’s not unusual for the accuracy of the forecasts to take a bit of a hit. We saw that in the last forecast as the weekend storm system that looked to stay well south of us took a much more northerly track, bringing measurable snow to
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Forecast: Above-average temperatures ahead?

Issued March 4, 2019: Covering the period from March 6 to March 13

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Well, it looks like we’re paying for the nice warm December as cold winter-like temperatures dominated our region for most of the last forecast period. Over the last month or so, the weather models have been pointing toward a break in the cold weather sometime around the middle of March, and while it does look
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Forecast: Storm track staying to our south

Issued February 25, 2019: Covering the period from February 27 to March 6

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For those of you hoping to read that spring and melting temperatures are just around the corner, you’d better stop right here. It seems midwinter temperatures are going to dominate this forecast period, but with what appears to be plenty of sunshine, so it doesn’t look like it will be too bad. Last issue’s weather
Snow covered outdoor grill during a winter snowstorm frozen cold bar-be-que white-out background type space
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Understanding wind chill and the polar vortex

Cold air now has a near-continuous path southward… and we’re right in that path

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We are currently experiencing some of the coldest temperatures in our region since the winter of 2014, and, depending on just how cold it gets during the first part of this week, we may have to go all the way back to the winter of 2007 since we’ve been in a similar deep-freeze. February 2007

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