Insights and Stories on Snow Cover

Below-normal spring runoff for most of Saskatchewan

Mar. 12, 2024 at 2:54 pm CDT

Most of Saskatchewan will experience below-normal to well below-normal levels of runoff in 2024, according to the provincial Water Security Agency's Spring Runoff Forecast for 2024, released March 12.

Precipitation does little for Prairie drought relief

Mar. 11, 2024 at 11:28 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Climate change made Quebec wildfires twice as likely, scientists say

Aug. 22, 2023 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Gloria Dickie

Prairie soil moisture picture growing clearer

Apr. 17, 2023 at 8:24 pm CDT

By Gord Gilmour

Feed weekly outlook: Corn prices steady, growers watch weather

Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

Feb. 27, 2018 at 2:00 pm CST

Growers in parts of Ontario may get an early start on planting this spring, while Prairie fields may see lingering snow and later-than-average last frosts. WeatherFarm’s spring forecast, powered by U.S.-based DTN Progressive Farmer, projects a cold start to the spring as likely for the western half of Canada, reversing […]

By Staff

Prairie winter wheat conditions no cause for alarm, yet

Feb. 13, 2018 at 8:01 pm CST

CNS Canada — While it’s been a cold winter with little snow cover, there is still hope for the Prairies’ winter wheat crop as soil temperatures haven’t hit danger levels yet. “I checked the soil temperatures this morning across the Prairies and most of the soils are about -10 C […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip on Argentina rain outlook, technical selling

Feb. 2, 2018 at 4:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a third straight session on Friday on technical selling and as an improved South American crop weather forecast soothed some anxiety about drought-reduced production in Argentina. Wheat also declined, with soft red winter wheat futures pressured by forecasts for snow in […]

By Karl Plume

More snow lately over the Sahara than the Prairies

Jan. 12, 2018 at 1:49 am CST

CNS Canada — Parts of the Sahara Desert received rare snowfall over the past week, with up to 40 cm falling in the Algerian desert town of Ain Sefra. That freak snow — only the third time in 40 years — made for some fantastic photographs before melting, but would […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on frigid weather

Dec. 20, 2017 at 4:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday to notch a 1-1/2-week high on worries about frigid weather across the Wheat Belt that threatens to damage crops lacking protective snow cover. Corn also rose on spillover support from wheat and as traders covered short positions following recent contract […]