Insights and Stories on Forecast

Aug. 16, 2023 at 2:24 pm CDT

After going through a couple of weeks of tough forecasting, with little agreement among the weather models, this forecast period is looking a little more stable with the two main weather models for our region in basic agreement. We start off this forecast with a low over Manitoba that is […]

By Daniel Bezte

Aug. 14, 2023 at 1:46 am CDT

The weather models seem to have come to an agreement on the area of low pressure forecasted to come in off the Pacific around mid-week. It looks like the energy from this system will quickly spin up an area of low pressure over north-central Alberta on Tuesday. The low will […]

By Daniel Bezte

Aug. 9, 2023 at 6:34 pm CDT

First off, I must apologize for not producing an update to the last forecast; I had the opportunity to do some backwoods camping, which meant I was off the grid for about five days. I’m back now, and from the weather model runs I’ve been able to check out, this […]

By Daniel Bezte

Aug. 2, 2023 at 11:02 am CDT

The weather models have been doing a good job with the overall weather picture over the last several weeks, despite a fairly unsettled, tough-to-figure-out weather pattern. In this next forecast period, it will again be tough to figure out some of the finer details as our region experiences weak highs, […]

By Daniel Bezte

Jul. 31, 2023 at 9:32 am CDT

Update: A low tracking through central prairies is a little weaker than expected. This will result in less precipitation with showers, thundershowers, and storms being less widespread. Another issue is the smoke which can be difficult to predict. In areas with smoke, we see cooler than expected daytime highs. An […]

By Daniel Bezte