Manitoba’s spring, along with the other Prairie provinces, has a lot of chaos built in as seasons change and summer tries to assert itself
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Spring weather on the Prairies is a messy thing
Manitoba’s spring, along with the other Prairie provinces, has a lot of chaos built in as seasons change and summer tries to assert itself
Weather models fail to agree on spring 2025 forecast
It’s hard to tell what kind of spring farmers in Western Canada will face in 2025, looking at the variation in weather model predictions
It’s hard to tell what kind of spring farmers in Western Canada will face in 2025, looking at the variation in weather model predictions.
The tale behind a polar vortex
People on the Prairies have been hunkered down under extreme cold warnings, brought about by a polar vortex, but how does that weather phenomenon work?
People on the Prairies have been hunkered down under extreme cold warnings, brought about by a polar vortex, but how does that weather phenomenon work?
La Niña fails to move weather needle
Manitoba saw vicious cold snaps in January but, globally speaking, it was another month of warm temperatures
Manitoba saw vicious cold snaps in January but, globally speaking, it was another month of warm temperatures.
Why are winter high pressure systems so cold?
The science behind Arctic highs, and why they bring frigid temperatures, is about where air originates and how the air levels interact
The science behind Arctic highs, and why they bring frigid temperatures, is about where air originates and how the air levels interact.
A look back at weather across the Prairies in 2024
Last year was warmer and dry-to-average across the Prairie provinces
Manitoba’s wet start not withstanding, a more regional look at weather in 2024 shows that last year was warmer and dry-to-average across the Prairies.
Cooler second half of winter coming for Prairies
December was generally warmer and drier than usual, but that won’t likely linger, looking at weather predictions
Forecasts suggest that the second half of winter will be colder compared to comparatively warm temperatures seen in December.
Understanding wind chill
How wind chill actually impacts how cold you feel this winter, plus gift ideas for the weather nerd in your life
How wind chill actually impacts how cold you feel this winter, plus gift ideas for the weather nerd in your life
Smoke and weather a complex topic
It can either limit or enhance rainfall, depending on climatic conditions
When I started my yearly review of severe summer weather, we had smoke from forest fires across the Prairies. Then some annoying upper lows affected our weather, bringing cool and wet conditions, so I wrote about that. Now that is time to write about forest fire smoke, it is no longer an issue, hopefully for
Understanding early and late frosts
It’s one of the biggest risks every growing season, and that risk is rising
Besides drought, frost probably has the greatest impact on agriculture. As any Prairie farmer knows all too well, untimely frosts can result in substantial losses and the length of the frost-free season restricts agricultural opportunities. Dates of the last spring or first fall frosts vary from year to year, but overall, they are relatively constant.
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