What is ‘perfect’ Christmas weather on the Prairies? Here’s where you should head this holiday, according to historical weather data.
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What is perfect Christmas weather?
December weather on the Prairies can be all over the map, what can Manitoba expect for the 2025 holiday season?
Prairie forecast: First blizzard of the year, then quiet?
A strong Alberta clipper is forecasted to track across the southern Prairies, but the strength and track of the system remains to be seen.
Predicting Manitoba winter snowfall
How much snow should farmers in Manitoba expect for the rest of December 2025 and into January-February 2026? Here’s what the weather models say about the winter to come.
How much snow should farmers in Manitoba expect for the rest of December 2025 and into January-February 2026? Here’s what the weather models say about the winter to come.
Monsoon promise turns sour for India’s crops ruined by late downpours
Indian farmers’ hopes for bumper crops following this year’s abundant monsoon rains were dashed by heavy downpours just before harvest that damaged their fields.
More rainfall for Prairie farmers
As the atmosphere warms, farmers on the Canadian Prairies could see more heavy rainfalls
Heavy rain may become more common as the climate on the Canadian Prairies makes more of the storm types that produce it.
Weather school: Reasons for big rainfall on the Prairies
Heavy, severe rain needs a couple of conditions before farms in Western Canada get soaked
Heavy, severe rain events need a couple of conditions before farms in Western Canada get soaked: Moisture in the atmosphere is just one of them.
Warmer and wetter future for Prairie farms
Higher humidity and intense rainfall events are all but inevitable as the planet warms
Warming oceans and warming air translate to more humidity. For Manitoba farmers, greater availability of water vapour will make it more likely for precipitation events to tend to the extreme.
Prairie heatwaves and upper highs
Sunshine and sinking air mean rising temperatures for the Prairies
Weather expert Daniel Bezte looks at heat waves and the climate factors that lead to extended periods of high heat in the Prairies.
The theories of tornado formation
Even with the very best of modern technology, the definitive answer hasn’t been found
Even with the very best of modern technology, we’re still not sure about the science behind how tornadoes form.
Thunderstorms and straight-line winds
Straight-line winds in thunderstorms can cause as much damage as a tornado
Straight-line winds in thunderstorms can cause as much damage as a tornado and are next on our weather school list exploring how and why severe summer weather forms.
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