Forecast – for Feb. 24, 2011

Iguess if we had to make a choice between cold, dry weather and warm, wet weather, I think most of us right now would choose the cold and dry weather. A week ago, it was looking like the last part of February and the beginning of March was going to be fairly active, with plenty

Don’t Complain About All This Snow

Not many years ago we worried and complained about lack of snow. Snowmobiles, toboggans and cross-country skis remained in storage. Now we worry and complain about too much snow with the word, “flood” entering most conversations. We do have choices – we can fret about the arrival of a too wet spring or concentrate on


Wet Outlook For Spring

Weather analysts believe the wet conditions may last throughout the entire first half of 2011. Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City, said even though Western Canada has been fairly dry for the last couple of weeks, more snow is still on the way this winter. “There are still three systems on

Forecast – for Feb. 17, 2011

After a fairly dry first half of February, it’s starting to look like the weather pattern will become more active, with a couple of chances for measurable snow during this forecast period. After the near-and record-breaking mild temperatures that graced our region early in the week, the models point toward a significant cooldown by the


Worrying About Snow Amounts?

I’m not sure why, but the talk around the water cooler seems to a have a definite lean toward snow – in particular, just how much snow we’ve received this winter. The problem I have with these discussions is that I’m just not sure why everyone thinks we have huge amounts of snow. Maybe it’s

Heavy Snow Poses Risks To Buildings

Looking up from the phone, Meagan Ellis thought it was a strange gust of wind that popped out the sliding doors of her parents’ machinery storage shed and sent them flying to the ground. But what she really witnessed from the office window of Ellis Seeds north of Wawanesa Jan. 16 at 4 p.m. was


Cool, Snowy January… February?

This week it’s time for us to do our monthly look back, then try to glance ahead and see what February might have in store for us. Looking back at temperatures during January, it seems we saw a little bit of everything from bone-chilling cold to nice balmy days. The month started off with fairly

Flood Threat Looms In Red River Basin

Asilent threat lurking in the snow-covered uplands of the Red River basin has officials warning residents to brace for a major flood this spring. High river flows, above-normal water content in the snowpack and an expected cool, wet spring will produce near-record flood conditions along the Red River, Manitoba Water Stewardship announced Monday. The province’s


The Weekly Weather Map

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

Stealthy Storm

At midnight it stalks its victim like a white Persian cat on silent paws, pouncing with surprising speed. The landscape has just fallen prey to a fresh snowfall.