Spring weather on the Prairies is a messy thing

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

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

Will the climate run AMOC?

Will the climate run AMOC?

The flow of ocean currents affects climate around the globe

AMOC is a crucial component of Earth’s climate system, acting as a gigantic oceanic conveyor belt that redistributes heat from the tropics poleward and as a result, influences weather patterns globally. The potential of its collapse poses significant risks to our planet.



A snowmobile track cuts between deep drifts at Minnedosa Lake after a spring snow storm.

Spring can bring big snow falls

It’s the annual mixing of warm and cold air that kicks these parties off

Spring snowstorms are not uncommon, as March and April have recorded some of the biggest snowstorms in the Prairies.


This map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies over the 30 day period ending on February 26th. With the exception of southern Manitoba , southeastern Saskatchewan, and far southwestern Alberta, most of the region saw near- to above-average precipitation.

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.




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Prairie forecast: Midwinter cold settles in

Forecast issued February 5, covering Feb. 5 to Feb. 12, 2025

We start this forecast period off with plenty of cold air in place, which is a 180-degree change from a week ago. Saskatchewan and Manitoba will also have to deal with a disturbance on Wednesday and Thursday that may bring upwards of 15 cm of fluffy snow.


A cow leads her calf to higher ground near Vogar, Man., in 2011 as Lake Manitoba over flows onto surrounding ranch land.

Manitoba beef producers still feeling the 2011 flood, 14 years later

It’s been 14 years since flooding submerged pastures and hay fields around Lake Manitoba and other parts of western Manitoba, but beef producers can still count their cost from the disaster

It’s been 14 years since flooding submerged pastures and hay fields around Lake Manitoba and other parts of western Manitoba, but beef producers can still count their cost from the disaster.