Forecast: Hint of cold weather to end off the year

Issued: Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 – Covering Dec. 23 – Dec. 30, 2015

Well, you have to give Environment Canada credit, as it was the only forecaster to correctly predict the behaviour of last week’s Colorado low. While the low tracked pretty close to what weather models predicted, a trough of low pressure extending to the northwest of the low brought some significant snowfall to central and eastern

$2.00 a day until there’s four inches of snow!

$2.00 a day until there’s four inches of snow!

Our History: December 1974

Judging by this ad in our Dec. 12, 1974 issue, there was also a lack of snow as we approached Christmas that year. Our front-page news that week was the introduction of a bill to establish the Western Grain Stabilization Act. Farmers would contribute two per cent of their income to a maximum of $25,000


Forecast: Are we due for a pre-Christmas storm?

Issued: Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 – Covering Dec. 16 – Dec. 23, 2015

Last week’s system, which brought significant snow to west-central Manitoba, was originally forecast to travel much farther north. This more southerly route prevented the system from tapping into colder air, which is why we stayed fairly mild. I had also forecast a system to bring snow over the weekend to extreme southern and eastern regions

Forecast: A little more winter-like weather

Issued: Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 – Covering Dec. 9 – Dec. 16, 2015

With little or no snow covering much of central and southern Manitoba, temperatures were able to climb well above anticipated highs last week. Several temperature records fell as a large blocking pattern brought plenty of sunshine along with mild Pacific air. These mild conditions look like they’ll persist a little longer before more seasonable temperatures


Forecast: With high pressure comes mild temperatures

Issued: Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 – Covering: Dec. 2 – Dec. 9, 2015

Plenty of sunshine along with fairly light snow cover allowed temperatures to moderate a little quicker than anticipated last weekend, with highs close to freezing in most areas and a few snow-free regions making it above freezing. For this forecast period it looks like the mild weather will continue. In fact, it looks like it

Weather forecast: Big switch in weather pattern is coming

Issued: Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 – Covering: Nov. 18 – Nov. 25, 2015

I’m not sure what cliché I should begin this forecast with. I could go with, “Sure hope you enjoyed last weekend’s weather,” or maybe, “We all knew this nice weather would come to an end eventually.” Or how about, “Don’t tempt Mother Nature by predicting that no storms will hit us!” (See last week’s forecast.)


Forecast: Mild weather should continue into next week

Issued: Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 – Covering: Nov. 4 – Nov. 11, 2015

I’ll have to admit that last issue’s forecast didn’t work out very well as the atmosphere is transitioning to a more winter-like pattern. That pattern begins this forecast period as a Colorado low is forecasted to affect parts of our region during the first half of the week, bringing some winter weather along with it.

U.S. winter weather to see El Niño’s influence

U.S. winter weather to see El Niño’s influence

Northern-tier states are expected to be warmer, drier than normal

Much of the U.S. South can expect a cooler and wetter winter, while warmer-than-usual temperatures are likely across many northern and western states, as a strong El Niño weather pattern shaped a government weather outlook issued Oct. 15. More rain and snow are likely across the nation’s southern regions, extending from central California to Texas


Roller-coaster ride settling into summer weather mode

Issued: Monday, May 25, 2015 – Covering: May 27 – June 3, 2015

You have to love spring across the Prairies. One day it’s cold and snowy and a few days later it feels like summer! It looks like our spring roller-coaster ride is going to continue, but it does appear the ride is coming to an end. After a beautiful weekend and first half of the week,