March brought very dry conditions in most of the Prairies, with warm temperatures in Alberta and southeastern Manitoba and below average temperatures elsewhere.

Crunching the winter weather data

Some clear patterns emerged from the numbers

When diving into the data of this winter’s weather, it was clear that this winter brought near average temperatures across the Prairies with near to below average precipitation.


Military use of cloud seeding is mostly the purview of novelists, not reality.

Weather warfare is mostly fiction

Humans can exert some modest control over weather, but a lot of theories have no basis in fact

Humans can exert some modest control over weather, but a lot of attention on weaponized weather, though things like cloud seeding, is mostly fantasy.

Heading into spring, much of the Prairie region has average soil moisture, according to the Palmer Drought Index, with the western part of the region showing above-average levels. The largest areas with below-average soil moisture are the northern part of the Peace region, a pocket straddling the central border of Manitoba and Saskachewan, and a similar pocket at the southern portion of that provincial boundary.

Shrinking sea ice

The last few years have seen some of the smallest sea ice coverage, plus a look into the continued spring melt on the Prairies

The last few years have seen some of the smallest sea ice coverage, plus a look into the continued spring melt on the Prairies.



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.