Forecast – for Jun. 30, 2011

There has been a definite change in the weather pattern over the last couple of weeks. It has been a subtle change, not one of those “holy cow” type of changes where we go from one type of weather pattern to another just like that. Now the big question is, will we see this pattern

Forecast – for Jun. 23, 2011

Well, it felt a little more summerlike this past week and some areas were able to dry out, but other areas got hammered once again with heavy rains coming in the form of thunderstorms. In what seems to be a pattern this spring, we are once again starting this forecast period with a strong and


Weekly weather map – for Jun. 16, 2011

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

What’s Up With All The Rain?

How does the saying/ song go? “Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.” I think for a lot of people across at least the southern third of the Prairies, “another day” could be a month from now. Farther north, conditions are almost the exact opposite. Months of dry weather have left things extremely dry.


Crop Report – for Jun. 9, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION The Southwest Region experienced rainfall over the last week with reports of 30 to 100 mm. Seeding is about 35 to 50 per cent complete; however, seeding progress ranges from five to 50 per cent in some areas. There is generally greater seeding progress north of Highway #1. Major crops sown to date

Summer Forecast Is Hot And Wet For Manitoba

The slow start to seeding in Western Canada and cool temperatures are providing anxious moments for producers. Seeding operations in western Saskatchewan and much of Alberta are essentially completed, but producers in eastern regions of Saskatchewan and western areas of Manitoba continue to be slowed by excessively wet conditions. Environment Canada’s forecast for June through


Forecast – for Jun. 9, 2011

It seems we are stuck with a broken record weatherwise. The current unsettled pattern looks to continue for at least this forecast period. The only good news is that we are slowly making our way into summer, which means no matter what, our temperatures will continue to slowly warm up! This week once again looks

Goodbye May, Hello Summer

How does the old saying go: “In like a lion out like a lamb?” Yeah, right – May definitely came in like a lion, with a storm bringing rain, snow and cold temperatures on the last day of April and continuing into the first day of May. With the cold start to the month and


Forecast – for Jun. 2, 2011

The weather models have been having a fair bit of trouble lately and this looks to continue into this forecast period. Last week the models predicted a strong low forming to our west over the weekend, then moving to the northeast. This low did form, but farther south, and it moved in early, bringing the

Weekly Weather – for May. 26, 2011

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