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Forecast probability of temperature above, below and near normal (calibrated) for the period of March, April and May 2023. (Map by Environment and Climate Change Canada)
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‘Normal’ spring ahead for most of the Prairies

Below-normal rains expected for southern Alberta, western Saskatchewan

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MarketsFarm — Canada’s Prairies are looking at normal temperatures over the next month to three months, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The federal department on Tuesday issued its temperature and precipitation probabilistic forecasts, which also called for normal precipitation for most of the region. “The forecast is really neutral for the Prairies,
A composite satellite view of Hurricane Fiona nearing Nova Scotia at about 6 p.m. local time on Sept. 23, 2022. (U.S. National Hurricane Center image, NOAA.gov)
Weather

Nova Scotia to bridge Fiona funding gap for farmers

Provincial program offering up to $400K per farm

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Nova Scotia farmers who didn’t qualify for federal disaster financial assistance (DFA) in the wake of Hurricane Fiona last September may be able to get in on a new provincial program instead. The province on Thursday announced $3 million for what it calls the Fiona Agriculture Response Gap Funding program, offering up to $400,000 for
frost on soybeans
Markets, Weather

Early frosts in Argentina threaten drought-stricken soy, corn crops

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Early frosts could hurt Argentina’s already beleaguered soy and corn crops in the south of the country’s main farming region, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said February 16 in a report. Argentina’s worst drought in six decades has already forced farmers to delay planting this season’s soy and corn crops, lowering expectations for the season’s
“So far this winter, the temperatures are below the 30-year average in much of the southwest and northwest regions and slightly above normal in the central regions.” – Alison Sass.
News, Weather

Expect more cold weather

La Nina continues to affect weather patterns across the Prairies

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While many fields may need some significant precipitation prior to spring seeding, the long-term forecast predicts near normal levels for the rest of winter. According to the 2022 Manitoba Basins Fall Conditions Report, after the wet spring of 2022, the hydrologic situation improved during the summer and fall months, with normal to below-normal rainfall. In
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather, Weather Vane

Warmer and drier than average start to 2023

In weather terms, Manitoba’s January was rather Saskatchewan-like

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Maybe it’s because I’m getting old, but it seems like at the start of every new month I can’t believe how fast the last month went by. That’s right, we are already into the second month of 2023, and that means it’s time to look back at January, then redo our look ahead to see
Arctic warming has led to greater weather variability in recent years, says a retired professor and agrometeorology specialist.
News, Other, Weather

Why is our weather more volatile?

A close look at the jet stream can explain our recent ups-and-downs

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If you want to understand why the weather has become so volatile, you’ll need to look up — way up to the Arctic. Paul Bullock, a retired professor and agrometeorology specialist from the University of Manitoba told the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg that it all starts with polar sea ice. Climate change is causing the
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Understanding weather: back to the basics

Electromagnetic energy crosses the vacuum of space to become heat here on Earth

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By the time you read this it will be February, time for the first monthly weather review of 2023, but I find myself a little stuck. As I write this, there are still five days left in January and with a cold snap settling into our region, I cannot do a monthly review with that
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Back to the top Canadian weather stories of 2022

A system in central Alberta produced Canada’s heaviest recorded hailstone

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We began our look at the top 2022 weather stories from across Canada a few weeks ago, with particular emphasis on the Prairies. I covered the top two stories: the series of Colorado lows that pummeled much of Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan in April and May; and post-tropical storm Fiona that devastated parts of

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