Wetter outlook for drought-struck Midwest

chicago / reuters Forecasts were for wetter weather in the U.S. Midwest this week, which will help the late-planted soybean crop but arrive too late to be of benefit to the drought-stressed corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said. The region was expected to get half to one inch of rain Aug. 8 and 9. “Previously


One warm July across the province

As I write this article it is almost the end of the month, and even though I don’t have the final numbers yet, I’m pretty sure I can come pretty close based on the forecast for the last couple of days this month. So here we go with our monthly look back at the weather

Should we expect a record-setting July?

Another month has come and gone. Those of you who felt June 2012 was actually a little warmer than average, were pretty much right — at least for most areas. The results of my June number crunching are below. June started off warm across most of southern and central Manitoba, with temperatures climbing near and


An active weather pattern continues

Depending on where you are in the province, last week’s forecast was either right on the money or off by a little bit. We saw the heat until Thursday as predicted, but over the weekend some regions saw nothing but rain and thunderstorms, while other regions saw only a little bit of rain and plenty

Warm and dry, or warm and wet?

Well, depending on where you live, May 2012 either continued the year-long trend of above-average temperatures but just barely, or the streak came to an end with a below-average May. When we look back at May’s weather, just like April, we had a little bit of everything. The month started off around average, then summer


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

Province supports improved flood forecasting

swan river, man. / The province will support a volunteer-based snow- and rainfall-monitoring network called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) in Manitoba, which will provide more accurate and timely weather data to enhance flood forecasting, Premier Greg Selinger announced April 27. “Manitoba is always looking for ways to improve flood forecasting


A little more sunshine and a little less wind please

Weekly Provincial Summary  Seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated to be 92 per cent complete.  Majority of Manitoba received precipitation and accumulations varied from three mm up to 60 mm.  Stand establishment has generally been good to excellent for most crop types. However, reseeding of fields has occurred due to factors such as wind damage,

Weather happenings around the world

Ithought I would take a break from our look at severe summer weather and take a little bit of time to hit on a few other weather stories that have been taking place locally and around the world. First of all, for us, comes the biggest weather story: what the heck is going on with