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Forecast: Warm weather to stick around

Issued July 2, 2018: Covering the period from July 4 to 11, 2018

By Daniel Bezte July 5, 2018

After a fairly active period that brought a mix of sun and clouds along with scattered showers and thundershowers, it looks like things will settle down a bit for this forecast period. We’ll begin this forecast period with one last area of low pressure moving across our region on Wednesday. Expect clouds and showers along

Other, Weather

The difference between heat waves and hot spells

Mid-June this year has definitely met the temperature criteria for a heat wave

By Daniel Bezte July 4, 2018

It has been pretty hot across a large portion of the Prairies over the last month or so. After a cold start to April, temperatures began to heat up, with May coming in well above average across all three Prairie provinces. The recorded daily temperatures during May and until June 24 show most locations have

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Weather sees rise in crop development, dugout levels improve

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 3

By Manitoba Agriculture July 3, 2018

Warm conditions and rainfall over the past week welcomed and has advanced crop development. Herbicide applications are mostly complete. Fungicide applications occurring where disease risk high, crop stage correct and stands looking good. First cut of hay/alfalfa compete or underway with lower than average yields. Pastures and hay/alfalfa have good regrowth where rainfall occurring, dugout

There just hasn’t been enough rainfall to fill dugouts this year in much of the province.

Livestock, Other, Weather

Producers watching drying dugouts

By Alexis Stockford June 30, 2018

Livestock producers have a closer-than-normal watch on low dugouts, although Manitoba Agriculture says levels aren’t near the danger zone yet. No regions were reporting drinking water shortages as of early June, although Manitoba’s June 4 crop report noted varying levels across the province. Dugouts in the Interlake flagged at a third to two-thirds full, while

Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warm weather looks set to continue

Forecast issued June 25, covering June 27 to July 4

By Daniel Bezte June 29, 2018

Once again, the weather models did a good job predicting the weather over the last week. We did see warm/hot temperatures move in late last week and into the first half of the weekend. A number of places also experienced thundershowers and storms late Friday and Saturday afternoon, but as forecast, there just weren’t the

Crops, Weather

Crops advance as warm weather prevails

Manitoba crop report for June 25

By Manitoba Agriculture June 26, 2018

Crops are advancing quickly in Manitoba; dry conditions continue throughout the province. Herbicide applications continue in some parts of the province, but are generally wrapping up. Fungicide applications are ongoing, largely in winter and spring wheat for management of fusarium head blight. First-cut haying operations continue. Yields range from normal to below normal depending on

Manitoba’s canola stands took a beating with hail in southern Manitoba June 14, but experts are optimistic about the chance of recovery.

Crops, Local news, Weather

Canola dodges the worst of the damage

By Alexis Stockford June 22, 2018

The canola fields may look grim, but both Manitoba Agriculture and local agronomists from the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) say most fields will recover from a June 14 storm that dropped hail over southern Manitoba. “It almost hit it at an ideal time, because it’s just a visual impact right now,” Justine Cornelsen, CCC

Fields show the aftermath after a devastating hailstorm hit parts of southern Manitoba June 14.

Crops, Local news, Weather

To seed or not to reseed?

Soybeans were among the greatest concern after a June 14 storm dropped up to softball-sized hail on southern Manitoba, but anyone looking to reseed had to look to other options as seeding windows closed

By Alexis Stockford June 22, 2018

Severe storms June 14 put producers up against the clock recently as hail-damaged fields clashed with looming seeding deadlines. The storm may have forced producers into a shotgun decision on reseeding, Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange said during a June 20 Crop Talk webinar. Soybeans were among the largest concerns after the June 14

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warm-to-hot weather to dominate

Issued June 18, 2018: Covering the period from June 20 to 27, 2018

By Daniel Bezte June 21, 2018

We definitely experienced showers and thundershowers last Friday as predicted, but with warmer-than-expected temperatures, and with higher humidities, the thundershowers became thunderstorms, with some becoming fairly severe across a number of regions. For this forecast period we’ll see a building ridge of high pressure bring plenty of sunshine and warm/hot temperatures. Expect daytime highs to

This past May recorded nearly five days above 30 C, plenty of warmth to welcome natural flora above ground.

Other, Weather

A quick look back at May weather, then clouds

The mean monthly temperature for May 2017 was much cooler than in May 2018

By Daniel Bezte June 20, 2018

Believe it or not, I got into a disagreement with someone about how nice/bad May’s weather was/has been. The person in question was positive that last May was nicer than this May. This brings me back to the whole notion of the weather brain, or weather memory. Just like most things in life, we tend

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