Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta’s provincial harvest as of Sept. 23, 2025 was 78 per cent complete, said the province’s weekly crop report.
Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished
Prairie forecast: Looks like summer weather
Reading Time: 3 minutes Highlights: We appear to be in a fairly predictable weather pattern as the overall weather picture has been pretty good. We saw upper-level ridging last week bring average to above average temperatures across the Prairies. The forecasted area of low pressure over the eastern Prairies materialized as forecasted. As often typical with upper-level lows, the […] Read more
Pulse Weekly: More peas, lentils in Alberta
Reading Time: < 1 minute As Statistics Canada projected Alberta to see larger harvests of dry peas and lentils in 2025/26, the Alberta Pulse Growers offered their views as to why.
Alberta harvest just ahead of average pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes The harvesting of all crops in Alberta reached 42 per cent complete as of Sept. 9, compared to the five-year average of 40 per cent. The provincial agriculture department noted combing was highlighted by little or no rain.
Prairie forecast: Summer holds on
Reading Time: 3 minutes Once again, the weather models did a good job with the last forecast. It correctly predicted the cool weather pattern over the eastern Prairies, which did bring some light scattered frosts late last week. It also was correct about the return of warm temperatures to start this week. Meanwhile, the western Prairies saw plenty of […] Read more
Good weather for Alberta harvest
Heat, dryness take a toll on moisture levels
Reading Time: 2 minutes With hot and dry conditions the Alberta harvest is now in full swing, advancing 14 points to 22 per cent complete, the provincial agriculture department reported on Sept. 5. Combining was one point up compared to its five-average.
Prairie forecast: Cool east, warm west
Forecast issued September 3, covering Sept. 3 to 10, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes We start this period with a large upper low over northern Ontario, an area of Arctic high pressure building southwards over Manitoba and strong but narrow upper ridge of high pressure over B.C. This particular setup is going to bring cool temperatures over the eastern Prairies for the next several days. Western regions will stay on the mild side.
Prairie forecast: Warm and dry for the long weekend
Forecast issued August 27, covering Aug. 27 to Sept. 3, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes This forecast period is looking straightforward as surface high pressure and upper-level ridging looks to dominate the forecast. This should bring what looks to be an extended period of sunny skies and warm to hot temperatures.
Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin
Opposite weather delays harvest operations
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wet weather in the northern half of Alberta and dry weather in the south delayed harvest across the province during the week ended Aug. 19, 2025.
Alberta Crop Report: Harvest begins in the province
Variable crop conditions across Alberta
Reading Time: 2 minutes The harvest began in Alberta during the week ended Aug. 12, 2025 amidst variable conditions across the province.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
