Weekly Forecast Prairies Archives - Page 11 of 12

A rainy day on July 18, 2023 at the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show at Langham, Sask., west of Saskatoon. (Ag in Motion via Twitter)

Prairie Forecast: Summer heat to build back in

Issued July 19, covering July 19 to 26

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 20, 2023

It looks like the overall weather pattern is going to undergo another shift. After nearly two weeks of unseasonably cool and unsettled weather over the eastern half of the Prairies, with near-average conditions over the west, it looks like more typically summer weather will move back in. The massive area of low pressure that spun […] Read more

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Prairie Forecast Update: Low pushes southeast instead

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 17, 2023

The area of low pressure that was predicted to develop over central Alberta on Monday, July 17th still looks on track to develop. This will mean clouds and showers over north-central regions of Alberta late on Monday and into early Tuesday. There may be some thunderstorms overnight Monday over south-central regions. This low was originally […] Read more

File photo of beluga whales in Hudson Bay off Churchill, Manitoba. (Lynn_Bystrom/iStock/Getty Images)

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Prairie Forecast: Large Hudson Bay low dominates

Forecast issued July 12, covering July 12-19

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 12, 2023

As the weather models correctly predicted, a large and extremely strong area of low pressure formed over Hudson Bay during the last forecast period, bringing the expected cool and unsettled weather to the eastern half of the Prairies. Over the western half of the Prairies a weak upper-level ridging brought, for the most part, sunny […] Read more

Grey skies over the Alberta landscape, July 2023. (Geralyn Wichers photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast: Big change in weather pattern

Issued July 5, covering July 5-12

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 5, 2023

Most people have been saying that June felt like July and the weather statistics agreed. Well, if the weather models are correct, it’s looking like July will feel more like June — at least for the next forecast period. Here is the big picture before we dive into the details for each of the three […] Read more

Mammatus-type clouds over Winnipeg on the evening of July 2, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Low lingers in Manitoba

Issued July 2, covering July 3 to 5

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 3, 2023

The overall forecast remains on track across both Alberta and Saskatchewan, so only a small update is needed for Manitoba. Across Manitoba, the area of low pressure that has been tracking across the northern half of the Prairie provinces is now forecasted to take a little longer to exit this region. The two main impacts […] Read more

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Prairie Forecast: Alberta low to bring bit of a cooldown

Issued June 28, covering June 28 to July 5

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 29, 2023

After a fairly active weather pattern over the last few days, at least across the eastern half of the Prairies, it looks like most regions will see much quieter few days to start off this forecast period. Weak upper-level ridging combine with a broad but weak area of surface high pressure should bring typical summer […] Read more

Ripened saskatoon berries in Winnipeg on June 26, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Prairie Forecast Update: Low to push across region’s east

Update issued June 25, covering June 25-28

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 26, 2023

There has been a little bit of a shift in the overall weather pattern according to the latest weather model runs. The arctic high is dropping east-southeast as expected and will be around James Bay by the middle of this week. Along the southern boundary of the arctic air, the weather models show an area […] Read more

Ducklings on display at the Red River Ex in Winnipeg on June 20, 2023 stuck to the shady side of the waterer as daytime temperatures maxed out at nearly 36 C. (Dave Bedard photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast: Shift in the pattern

Issued June 21, covering June 21 to 28

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 22, 2023

The weather pattern that brought some record heat to the eastern Prairies, and some significant rains to parts of Alberta, looks like it will be undergoing a bit of change during this forecast period. The overall flow across the Prairies appears as though it will become predominantly northwesterly as an upper low sets up over […] Read more

File photo of stormy conditions over Alberta fields. (Larry Stickney/iStock/Getty Images)

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Prairie Forecast Update: Alberta low to break in two

Forecast issued June 18, covering June 19-21

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 19, 2023

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 Monday before it breaks apart […] Read more

Aerial view of a wildfire about 20 km north of Valhalla Centre in northwestern Alberta on June 4, 2023. (Alberta Wildfire photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Forecast pretty much on track

Update issued June 4, covering June 4-7, 2023

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 5, 2023

The heat and humidity moved into a large portion of the Canadian Prairies late last week and over the weekend as the previous general forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models predicted. There is not much change in the forecast for the next three days. The heat and humidity will continue across […] Read more

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Prairie Forecast: Summer heat to build back in

Prairie Forecast Update: Low pushes southeast instead

Prairie Forecast: Large Hudson Bay low dominates

Prairie Forecast: Big change in weather pattern

Prairie Forecast Update: Low lingers in Manitoba

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low to bring bit of a cooldown

Prairie Forecast Update: Low to push across region’s east

Prairie Forecast: Shift in the pattern

Prairie Forecast Update: Alberta low to break in two

Prairie Forecast Update: Forecast pretty much on track

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