Insights and Stories on Weather

Prairie forecast: More much-needed moisture expected

Feb. 28, 2024 at 9:47 am CST

Cold Arctic air has invaded the Prairies much to many people’s surprise. We have gotten so used to mild spring-like weather that some people may be put off that winter has returned. For those who read my last column, this type of weather shouldn't be surprising since we are now moving into what can be the snowiest time of the year.

Prairie forecast update: Storms roll in

Feb. 26, 2024 at 9:19 am CST

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: Mild start, then a chance of storms

Feb. 21, 2024 at 9:44 am CST

By Daniel Bezte

Wheat field and straw bales in the Milk River Valley with hills in the background

Prairie forecast: Dry and mild west, seasonal east

Feb. 14, 2024 at 9:31 am CST

By Daniel Bezte

Dramatic stormy dark cloudy sky over sea, natural photo background

El Nino waning, La Nina to develop in second half of 2024

Feb. 8, 2024 at 10:15 am CST

By Reuters

Prairie forecast: Stormy start in the east, slightly cooler west

Feb. 7, 2024 at 8:55 am CST

You can’t say it has been a strange and interesting winter. First, we saw a wintery end to October, then fall moved back in for most of November and December before we finally saw a big old shot winter in mid-January. Now we have been dealing with spring like conditions over the last two weeks – what’s next? Well, it looks like winter is going to try and make a comeback.

By Daniel Bezte

Warm seasonal outlook across country

Jan. 31, 2024 at 12:49 pm CST

Warmer than normal temperatures are expected to continue across all of Canada through the next three months, according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment and Climate Change Canada, released Jan. 31.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie forecast: A little more heat, then slow cool down

Jan. 31, 2024 at 10:06 am CST

The big question for this forecast period is whether these mild temperatures will continue, or we see a return to more seasonable mid-winter temperatures? All I can say is that spring isn’t quite here yet.

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: Warm weather returns

Jan. 24, 2024 at 9:55 am CST

For this forecast period, it looks like our weather pattern will undergo a shift back to the mild pattern we experienced at the beginning of the winter. It also looks like the warm weather will stick around for at least a couple of weeks. The million-dollar question is whether we will see another outbreak of cold arctic air, or will we see an early start to spring? Well, if I knew that answer to that, I would be rich, but I don’t think winter is over quite yet.

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: More typical mid-winter weather

Jan. 17, 2024 at 8:22 am CST

For this forecast period it looks like it'll simply be winter--not bone chilling cold, but not springtime warm. The general pattern that appears to be developing across the prairies is showing warm air trying to push northeastwards out of the western U.S., but with a northwesterly flow across the prairies, it looks like there will be a parade of cold, arctic high-pressure systems dropping southeastwards every few of days. The question is, just how far north will the warm air push, or for far south will the arctic air push?

By Daniel Bezte