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Cold, damp conditions slow field operations

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 7

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Southwest Region Very little precipitation over the last week, but some localized showers on both sides of the Trans-Canada Highway. Below normal temperatures throughout the week, with hard frosts and some snowfall. Minimum overnight temperature reached -8 C in some parts of the region. Most seeding done in southern areas, but in northern region is
Ken Heaman of Agassiz Seed Farm was seeding wheat April 24 north of Roland.
Crops, Local news

Seeding started – and put on pause by snow

Although moisture is rated as adequate in most areas, a little extra won’t hurt

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Bob Bartley started seeding hard red spring wheat April 23, and finished the following day after completing two quarters. Now, following a late-spring storm through much of agro-Manitoba, he’s awaiting Mother Nature and the calendar. “Now I’m going to take a holiday,” he said with a laugh April 25 during an interview. “Now that we
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: A slow warming trend ahead

Issued April 29, 2019: Covering the period from May 1 to May 8

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Once again, last week’s forecast quickly fell apart as cool high pressure combined with a retrograding upper low over Northern Canada played havoc with the forecast. What looked to be a fairly wet period turned out to be dry, as the forecast areas of low pressure were pushed to our south with only far western
cracked earth on a sunny day
Other, Weather

Planet continues to run hot

Don’t confuse our local weather with what’s happening globally

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I wish I could open this article talking about how the medium-range forecast for the next couple of weeks is all about sunshine, warmth, and nice drying weather. Unfortunately, if you take a look at this issue’s forecast, it is looking like we might just be moving into a cool, wet period. Right now, I
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Is the dry spring weather coming to an end?

Issued April 22, 2019: Covering the period from April 24 to May 1

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For the first time in a while, last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models were predicting, with the added bonus of temperatures ending up a little warmer than expected. This forecast period will begin with a predominantly zonal flow with the jet stream tracking across the southern Prairies. This will
Different types of precipitation.
Other, Weather

Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail

Most of our region’s rain begins as snow — Part 2 of a series

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In my previous article we discussed warm and cold clouds and we learned that most of our local precipitation is produced in cold clouds, which means that most of it starts off as snow – even in the summer! This week we are going to look at the different types of precipitation we experience and
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: It’s feeling more like spring

Issued April 15, 2019: Covering the period from April 17 to April 24

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For those of you who closely follow the weather and forecasting, you know that small changes early in the forecast period are often amplified later. Last week’s forecast was a perfect example of this. The arctic high that brought the cool weather last week also helped to protect us from a large Colorado low that
The atmosphere has a large number of particles for water to condense onto... but very few particles onto which water can freeze.
Other, Weather

A look at different types of precipitation

Cold clouds dominate Prairie weather for most of the year — Part 1 of a series

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With the mixed bag of precipitation that can typically occur during the spring across the Prairies, I thought it might be time to go back and visit the topic of precipitation and just how precipitation forms. Using a simplistic view, there are two types of clouds: cold and warm. A warm cloud is any cloud
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Seasonable but unsettled weather

Issued April 8, 2019: Covering the period from April 10 to April 17

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Last week’s forecast called for a shift in the large-scale weather pattern, and while we did see a shift, it didn’t shift exactly as forecast. While the large low over northeastern Canada did shift eastward and weaken, it was replaced by an area of arctic high pressure that has been helping to keep the really
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Spring melt to begin in earnest

Issued April 1, 2019: Covering the period from April 3 to April 9

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Surprisingly, last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what the models had forecast. The biggest difference was in the overnight lows, which tended to be a little warmer than forecast. While the cooler-than-average temperatures might not have been what everyone wanted, they did create nearly perfect conditions for a nice slow melt. It is

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