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Last week’s forecast was not that bad. We did see a mild push of air last Thursday along with a few showers — then the arctic high pushed southward last Friday and Saturday, bringing much colder air, even a little colder than first expected. As I write this the weather models still show a chance

Well, it’s finally time to look into the snowfall data for this winter across the Prairies with a particular emphasis on our own region: agricultural Manitoba. As you already know, snowfall amounts are difficult to measure. I have written about this in the past and anyone who goes outside in the winter knows how much

It might not seem like it, but the weather models did a pretty good job with last week’s forecast. The biggest issue was that the shift to a westerly pattern ushered in milder-than-expected air, resulting in warmer temperatures, especially at night. The Colorado low did develop, but it stayed well to our south. This will

Last week’s forecast played out fairly well. We saw frigid arctic air move in during the first part of the forecast, and while the second half didn’t happen exactly as forecast, temperatures remained mostly on the colder side as winter maintained its grip on our region. For this forecast period I would like to say

Once again, the forecast in my last article all went to you-know-what. The cold pattern won out over the more spring-like pattern and as a result it seemed like every little storm system ended up tracking right through southern and central Manitoba, bringing more snow and strong winds. Fortunately, for this forecast period it looks