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Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Forecast: Expect the slow melt to continue

Issued March 25, 2019: Covering the period from March 27 to April 6

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Have I ever mentioned how difficult it can be to create weather forecasts in the spring and fall, never mind trying to create a week-long forecast three days ahead of time? The yearly springtime battle between cold and warm air simply makes for a rough, frustrating time in the weather forecasting department. This battle played
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warm with a chance of rain

Issued March 18, 2019: Covering the period from March 20 to March 27

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With the official beginning of astronomical spring, it looks more and more like we’ll finally see some of the above-average temperatures the weather models have been predicting for nearly a month now. While this might be good news for some, it might be a concern for those worrying about spring flooding. Before we dive into
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Abrupt mid-March shift into spring predicted

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Winter conditions are expected to remain the norm across the Canadian Prairies through the middle of March, when a sudden pattern change brings an abrupt start to spring, according to the latest seasonal forecast from The Weather Network. The quick move from cold to warm conditions raises the risk of flooding in areas with a
Average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the Pacific Ocean for the week centred on Dec. 5. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
Weather

U.S. forecaster sees 90 per cent chance of El Nino in winter

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Reuters — There is a 90 per cent chance of the El Nino weather pattern emerging during the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2018-19, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. “The official forecast favours the formation of a weak El Nino,” the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said in a monthly forecast.
Manitoba cattle producers are hoping for rain to reinvigorate dry pastures after a late spring.
Livestock, Local news, Other

Livestock producers ponder pasture stocking

Livestock operations are topping off feed supplies or looking 
to stretch what they have as a late, dry spring has pastures lagging

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Manitoba’s cattle producers find themselves facing a serious hangover after a lingering winter and extremely dry start to the spring. They’re making tough decisions about whether or not to put cattle onto pasture now, with scant regrowth, or to keep their animals on feed. Darren Chapman, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Associa­tion chair, is among those
Other, Weather

What does spring have in store for us?

If a long-range outlook covers a huge area, some place is likely to get that weather

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By an overwhelming amount, the No. 1 question I have had over the last couple of weeks is: What will the spring be like? While I usually wait until the end of the month to do the look-ahead forecast, I will use this article to go through each of the medium- and long-range forecasters to
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Nice early-spring weather to continue

Issued March 12, 2018: Covering the period from March 14 to March 21, 2018

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Last week’s forecast played out fairly close to what weather models predicted, with a few minor exceptions. Western regions saw a little more cloud and occasional light snow last Wednesday and Thursday, while temperatures to start the week were a little cooler than forecast, thanks to a weak backdoor cold front that moved in from
With the arrival of warmer temperatures, creeks are beginning to open up and start to flow.
Weather

Warm February and spring flooding

This winter’s freeze-and-thaw cycles have created snowpacks of solid ice

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I have a few thing to cover in this article. First of all, where did all the snow go from the big blizzard that hit western Manitoba? I was lucky enough to head out with my school for a couple of days of skiing at Asessippi last week and I was scratching my head trying
(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)
Crops, Weather

Wet spring hampers Prairie fertilizer timetable

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CNS Canada — This week’s dump of snow in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba will likely push back fieldwork and fertilizer applications on a lot of farms, according to one crop watcher. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier, speaking from a conference in the U.S., said only about 50 per cent of the normal amount
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warmer temperatures, but wet days ahead

Issued April 11, 2016 – Covering the period from April 13 to April 20, 2016

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I pointed out early this month that we would be seeing a change in our weather pattern around the middle of the month; it looks more and more like this will exactly be the case, but what will this change look and feel like? At first it looked as though we were going to see

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