Insights and Stories on Weekly Forecast Prairies

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Prairie forecast: Where did the summer heat go?

Jun. 11, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

Looking at the big picture we start this forecast period with a generally zonal flow across the Prairies as Arctic high pressure slides across the far northern Prairies and weak low pressure moves by to the south. This will bring sunny to partly cloudy skies and near to slightly below-average temperatures.

Prairie forecast: Cool long weekend expected for Saskatchewan and Manitoba

May. 14, 2025 at 9:47 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

A tractor and seeder backlit by the spring sun.

Prairie forecast: Hot east, cool west

May. 7, 2025 at 9:55 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: Here comes the summery weather

Apr. 30, 2025 at 10:41 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Semi truck drives down a wet highway with a cloudy sky overhead.

Prairie forecast: Warm weather gaining ground

Apr. 23, 2025 at 10:07 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie forecast: Temperature rollercoaster to continue

Apr. 16, 2025 at 9:27 am CDT

Spring is the toughest time to forecast, but this spring is being particularly tough. The atmosphere is in a very meridional flow right now. That means there are lots of troughs and ridges. So, instead of a persistent westerly flow across our region we are seeing warm southerly flows as ridges build, followed by cool northerly flows as the ridges collapse and are replaced by troughs of low pressure.

By Daniel Bezte

Grain elevators and train on the prairie near Bashaw, Alberta, Canada

Prairie forecast: Warm start, unsettled weekend across extreme south

Apr. 9, 2025 at 11:42 am CDT

When we have these battles between warm and cold air, there's always a good chance for a storm system or area of low pressure to develop. We've seen this happen a few times this spring and looking at the latest medium range weather models, the Prairies are likely in for a few more storms as the battle continues.

By Daniel Bezte

File photo of a small flock of tundra swans taking off from a grain field in early spring.

Prairie forecast: Two lows and a high

Apr. 2, 2025 at 11:14 am CDT

This forecast period looks to be be defined by two areas of low pressure, one spinning off the west coast and the other spinning over eastern Canada. Exactly how these two lows behave a move will have a big impact on temperatures across the central and eastern Prairies.

By Daniel Bezte

View of highway looking west toward Rocky Mountains in Alberta in March.

Prairie forecast: Spring storm could bring significant snow

Mar. 26, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

We start this forecast period with a strong area of low pressure pushing in off the southern coast of B.C. This low will bring very mild temperatures to southern Alberta on Wednesday and into Thursday. It will then help to develop an area of low pressure over south-central regions early Thursday morning.

By Daniel Bezte

File photo of moose in a Saskatchewan field.

Prairie forecast: Spring battle between warm and cold continues

Mar. 19, 2025 at 10:18 am CDT

For this forecast period the weather models are showing a fairly quiet weather pattern will only a couple of chances of light snow as weak systems track along the boundary between the cold Arctic air to our north and milder air to the south. This is the big question mark for this forecast period: just where will this boundary be?

By Daniel Bezte

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