Insights and Stories on Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Alberta low to break in two

Jun. 19, 2023 at 1:57 am CDT

So far, the general forecast seems to be on track, but there have been some changes. The area of low pressure expected to develop and move north through Alberta is still on track but the weather models now it show it winding itself up across central and northern Alberta on […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat set multi-month highs on weather worries

Jun. 16, 2023 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Weather markets assert themselves

Jun. 16, 2023 at 11:24 am CDT

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low looks to dominate

Jun. 14, 2023 at 8:20 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Western Canada covered in smoke as wildfires loosen grip on Quebec

Jun. 12, 2023 at 8:27 pm CDT

By Ismail Shakil

Drought expands across Canadian Prairies

Jun. 12, 2023 at 8:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Warm and dry conditions across much of the Prairies in May caused drought conditions to worsen, especially in Alberta, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. As of May 31, an estimated 79 per cent of the Prairie region was classified as abnormally […]

By MarketsFarm

Wheat is winning

Jun. 9, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

Western Canada’s wheat crop is off to a flying start, and it’s so far among the best in several years. Gord Gilmour caught up with Bruce Burnett, MarketsFarm director of crops and weather, to talk about how it’s looking, and how it stacks up globally, and how the canola crop […]

Prairie Forecast: Switch in pattern but summer sticking around

Jun. 9, 2023 at 1:32 pm CDT

The weather models are doing a good job handling all the heat and humidity that has been driving thunderstorms and breaking temperature records across the eastern half of the Prairies over the last week. To the west it has been a little cooler and drier, with not as much instability […]

By Daniel Bezte

International help rolls in to fight unyielding Canadian wildfires

Jun. 8, 2023 at 3:47 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Allies around the world are promising to boost support for Canada’s fight against hundreds of blazes amid the country’s worst-ever start to wildfire season, which is fueling concerns about the worsening consequences of climate change. Forest fires continued to burn across Canada on Thursday, forcing thousands […]

By Ismail Shakil Nia Williams

Late Indian monsoon to start in next two days

Jun. 7, 2023 at 4:27 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon, which is vital to the country’s agricultural production, is expected to hit the southern state of Kerala within the next 48 hours, according to an update from the India Meteorological Department. The persistence of westerly winds over the Arabian Sea, the […]

By MarketsFarm