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Forecast: Pleasant spring weather ahead

Issued May 15, 2017 – Covering the period from May 17 to May 24, 2017

By Daniel Bezte May 18, 2017

The introductions to my forecasts are beginning to sound a bit like a broken record: Last week’s forecast didn’t turn out exactly as predicted… The first part of last week’s forecast played out pretty well. We did end up in a rather cool northwesterly flow in the upper atmosphere, while a strong upper low to

Weather

Back to thunderstorm school — lesson two

Thunderstorms are often associated with a hot day, but that’s not the only ingredient required for them to form

By Daniel Bezte May 16, 2017

It seems that Mother Nature is letting winter have one last hurrah, but that doesn’t mean that thunderstorm season is too far off. So for this issue we’ll continue our annual look at what is arguably one of the most fascinating weather phenomena we see in our part of the world. I always like to

Weather

Severe versus air mass thunderstorms

Storms that don’t rotate or have any way to vent rising air rarely last long

By Daniel Bezte April 28, 2017

A couple of weeks ago we talked about what it takes to form severe thunderstorms: heat, humidity, lift, and some way to vent the air at the top of the storm. This week we’ll take a look at what it takes to make a severe thunderstorm and turn it into a thunderstorm that you just

Cleanup begins in a farmyard near Killarney, Man., after a blizzard on March 7.

Weather

Visualizing wind and early-spring storms

Some of the largest snowstorms in our part of the world have been in March or April

By Daniel Bezte April 4, 2017

Every couple of years I like to go back and visit the topic of spring snowstorms. Unlike Christmas snowstorms, I do not secretly wish for a spring snowstorm. Maybe when I was younger I did, but now I just want nice warm, dry weather to move in. On the positive side of things, the current

Near whiteout highway conditions near Brandon, Man., March 7, 2017.

Weather

Huge blizzard batters over half of Manitoba

March and April storms aren’t all that unusual, but this storm system’s size was

By Daniel Bezte March 17, 2017

I wonder what the topic should be for this week’s article? Maybe, just maybe, we should take a look at the massive blizzard that struck and paralyzed over three-quarters of Manitoba last week. What looked initially in the weather models to be a modest storm turned out to be a record-breaking storm that impacted all

Winds up to 87 kilometres an hour hit Brandon Mar. 6-7 during a storm that stranded travellers throughout western Manitoba.

Local news, Weather

Western Manitoba opens doors for stranded travellers

Communities in western Manitoba found themselves sheltering travellers Mar. 6-7 as the  storm raged and highways closed

By Alexis Stockford March 16, 2017

Life ground to a halt in much of western Manitoba Mar. 6-7, as heavy snow, winds and whiteout conditions closed highways, leaving many travellers stranded and some needing rescue. Brandon spent 31 hours with visibility below 400 metres. The same area saw up to 41 centimetres of snow, sustained winds of 71 kilometres an hour

Crops, Weather

Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 7, 2017

CNS Canada –– Road closures across most of western Manitoba due to a late-winter storm are likely only the start of the headaches to come, as flooding and/or late seeding may be a reality in many areas this spring. Meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City said he was optimistic on moisture

Crops, Weather

Japan feedmakers to tap corn stocks after U.S. supply disruption

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 16, 2017

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan’s feedmakers are expected to tap the country’s emergency stockpiles of corn as inventories decline to critically low levels due to a delay in shipments from the U.S. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to approve the measure after heavy storms in the northwestern U.S. caused lengthy delays to

Weather

A lot of severe summer weather in 2016

Manitoba, in an unusual twist, topped Alberta for the number of severe hail events in 2016

By Daniel Bezte January 12, 2017

With the beginning of a new year comes the usual list of top 10 things about the previous year, and in the category of weather, this really appears to be the case. There are the top 10 Prairie weather stories, top 10 Canadian weather stories, and the top 10 world weather stories, which often tend

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen January 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Wednesday on forecasts for much-needed moisture in the southern Plains, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also declined as traders adjusted positions ahead of key crop data due on Thursday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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Forecast: Pleasant spring weather ahead

Back to thunderstorm school — lesson two

Severe versus air mass thunderstorms

Visualizing wind and early-spring storms

Huge blizzard batters over half of Manitoba

Western Manitoba opens doors for stranded travellers

Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

Japan feedmakers to tap corn stocks after U.S. supply disruption

A lot of severe summer weather in 2016

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts

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