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Prairie forecast: Spring battle between warm and cold continues

Forecast issued March 19, covering March 19 to 26, 2025

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For this forecast period the weather models are showing a fairly quiet weather pattern will only a couple of chances of light snow as weak systems track along the boundary between the cold Arctic air to our north and milder air to the south. This is the big question mark for this forecast period: just where will this boundary be?
Will the climate run AMOC?
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Will the climate run AMOC?

The flow of ocean currents affects climate around the globe

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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.
Spring runoff on April 27, 2022 at the Pembina Escarpment near Miami, Man., about 40 km northwest of Winkler. (Manitoba Co-operator/Allan Dawson video screengrab)
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Prairie forecast: Dreaded Colorado low on the radar

Forecast issued March 12, covering March 12 to 19, 2025

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As I mentioned in last weeks weather article, March and April can see some of the biggest snowstorms of the year. While I don't think this one will be one for the record books, there's the potential for some wintery weather across the Prairies between now and the end of the weekend.
A snowmobile track cuts between deep drifts at Minnedosa Lake after a spring snow storm.
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Spring can bring big snow falls

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

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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.
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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

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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: Very mild west, slowly warming east

Forecast issued March 5, covering March 5 to 12, 2025

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As we ease into what can be the stormiest and snowiest time of the year on the Prairies, the big question is—are we going to see a late winter snowstorm? Well, I can say that we won’t. What I can say is the odds are low in this forecast period.
Damage is seen from a rain-wrapped tornado at Cole, Okla., just south of Oklahoma City, on April 19, 2023, in a screengrab from a social media video. (Photo: Hans Duran video screengrab via Reuters)
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Spring weather to dominate first half of March

Large parts of Argentina, Brazil to be dry

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Be it the Canadian Prairies or the United States Midwest, spring-like weather is on its way for the first couple of weeks of March, said Drew Lerner, president and chief agricultural meteorologist for World Weather Inc. in Overland, Kan. Meanwhile, the dryness that has dominated parts of Argentina and Brazil is likely to continue for the next several weeks.

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