Low-, Middle-And Highlevel Clouds

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station

Issued: Monday, April 6, 2009 Covering: April 8 –April 15

The active weather pattern of late has meant that several storm systems have developed over the southwestern part of North America and then travelled to the northeast. The net result of all of this has been that we have been stuck in a cool/cold north-to-northeasterly flow, which has kept our temperatures well below average. It


Issued: Monday, March 2, 2009 Covering: March 4 –March 11

It is going to be a tougher-than-usual forecast for this week because there don’t appear to be any large weather systems dominating our forecast. Last week’s ridge of arctic high pressure pushed off to the southeast pretty much as expected and behind the ridge, weak areas of low pressure began moving in from the west.

La Niña Might Mean Good Crop This Year

The weather outlook for the 2009 growing season: normal temperatures and precipitation for most of the Prairies. Maybe. A weakening La Nińa effect could mean stable weather over much of the North American grain belt between June and August, with good crops possible, according to Mike Tannura, an American weather analyst. Four of Canada’s five



We See A Warm-Upthis Month?

Well, it’s probably no surprise to anyone that January ended up being colder than average right across agricultural Manitoba. The coldest temperatures for the month were recorded in the Winnipeg area, with a mean monthly temperature of around -20C; Brandon was a little milder at -19.5C and Dauphin was the “hot spot” with a mean