Forecast – for Dec. 2, 2010

It is finally starting to look like our current weather pattern which has brought well-above-average snowfalls to most of agricultural Manitoba is going to quiet down a little bit during this forecast period. As what looks to be the last in a series of storms pulls away to the east on Wednesday we should see

Forecast – for Nov. 25, 2010

Another week has gone by and it looks like the weather models were fooled by Mother Nature. Last week I said the models were showing snow for our region late in the week and we did see some significant amounts of snow, but I also pointed out we would likely see things dry out after


Snowfall Days And Snowfall Events

Acouple of articles ago I wrote about when we should normally expect winter to start, and I added a little bit of information about the probability of receiving different amounts of snow in a single day. Well, it seems my snowfall probability comments have prompted a fair bit of discussion, as I have received a

Forecast – for Nov. 18, 2010

As we slowly move into winter it looks less and less like we will see a dramatic switch to full winter conditions. As each day goes by, the medium-range weather models show drier and drier conditions, along with only a moderate cooling trend. Earlier this month it was looking like the second half of November


Forecast – for Nov. 11, 2010

After some near-record-breaking warm weather this past weekend, it looks like more seasonable weather is poised to move in during this forecast period. The question will be whether we’ll remain dry, or will we see snow accompany the cooler conditions? The ridge of high pressure that brought the beautiful weather over the weekend will have

When Should We Expect Winter To Start?

Every year around this time I get a lot of email asking when we should expect the first snowfall, or when do I expect winter will begin? Some regions of agricultural Manitoba have already seen their first snowfall, but the warm weather we’ve been experiencing has long since removed any traces of that. So, while


Record-Breaking October

Well, October has now come and gone and weather-wise it was a pretty amazing month. Two main weather stories developed during October. The first was the beautiful warm weather we experienced during the first half of the month. The second was the record-breaking late-fall storm that dumped copious amounts of rain across a large portion

Forecast – for Oct. 28, 2010

It’s always tough to try and create a forecast when the main weather maker is still unfolding. The dominant weather feature to start this forecast period will be the strong area of low pressure moving through Manitoba into Ontario. By Wednesday, the low should be to our east and we should see very strong northerly


La Niña Makes For Cold, Dry Winter On The Prairies

After a wet growing season across most of the Prairies, one analyst predicts Western Canada will be in for a cold and dry winter. Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City said the weather phenomenon La Nińa will be in play during the upcoming winter months, meaning in general, conditions will be colder

Forecast – for Oct. 21, 2010

If you’ve been watching the “Chance of precipitation falling as snow” statistic located at the bottom of the forecast each week, you may notice it really begins to jump up now that we are heading toward the end of October. I bring this up because it is starting to look like we may have to