Insights and Stories on Forecast

Prairie forecast: Cold start for the east, overall warm, dry expected

Dec. 11, 2024 at 10:18 am CST

To start this forecast period, the strong area of low pressure that tracked through the eastern Prairies is now over Hudson Bay. The rotation around this low is opening the door for a strong, very cold Arctic high to build southwards into the eastern Prairies. This looks to bring some of the coldest temperatures so far this winter to eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba. The good news is that it doesn't look like the cold air will stick around long.

Prairie forecast: Short cold snap, then warmer

Nov. 27, 2024 at 8:36 am CST

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: Winter settles in

Nov. 20, 2024 at 9:57 am CST

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Prairie forecast: Mild weather returns

Nov. 6, 2024 at 11:27 am CST

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Prairie forecast: Warmer weather to continue

Oct. 30, 2024 at 9:41 am CDT

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Prairie forecast: Mild pattern trying to hold on

Oct. 23, 2024 at 10:26 am CDT

This forecast starts with an area of low pressure over northern Ontario and a resulting push of cool air over the eastern half of the Prairies. Over the western half of the Prairies, a weak ridge of high pressure is moving in. This will bring sunny skies and average or above average temperatures.

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: No snow – yet

Oct. 16, 2024 at 10:04 am CDT

As we work our way towards winter, we'll eventually have to start talking about snow... but it looks like that type of weather is at least another week away. Instead, the models show unseasonably warm weather continuing across much of the Prairies over this forecast period.

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: Mild temperatures to continue

Oct. 9, 2024 at 9:25 am CDT

As this forecast period starts, the Prairies are feeling the effects of an upper ridge as it slowly slides eastwards and breaks down thanks due to low-pressure tracking over the ridge. Here is where things get interesting. Overall, the models have consistently shown an area of low-pressure tracking over the ridge late this week and over the weekend. This low is forecasted to drop southeastwards and deepen dramatically.

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: Widespread frost then turning warmer

Oct. 2, 2024 at 10:30 am CDT

A large, deep area of low pressure is spinning over eastern Hudson Bay. Weak high pressure stretches across the northern part of the U.S. and into the southern Prairies. The strong counterclockwise rotation around the Hudson Bay low is pushing plenty of cool air southwards across the Prairies. Most regions have a good chance of frost early in this forecast period.

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: Cooler, but still warmer than average

Sep. 25, 2024 at 9:55 am CDT

Despite a fairly unsettled pattern over the last forecast period, the weather models did a pretty good job of the forecast. For this forecast period, things should settle down a bit with a ridge of high pressure starting off our forecast. That doesn't mean that we won’t see any areas of low pressure, but unsurprisingly, the weather pattern is slowly shifting towards more of a fall pattern. That means quicker moving systems.

By Daniel Bezte