Reading Time: 3 minutes For a change, this forecast period starts of with weak high pressure in place across the Prairies. This brings a mix of sun and clouds and near-average temperatures. Any below-average temperatures are the thanks to the return flow behind the strong area of low pressure which, as predicted, tracked across the central and northern Prairies and brought all sorts of severe weather earlier this week.
Prairie forecast: A slow slide into summer
Forecast issued June 26, covering June 26 to July 3, 2024
Prairie forecast: Drier pattern overall with unsettled patches
Forecast issued June 19, covering June 19 to 26, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes While it looks like we'll see a slightly more stable pattern develop during this forecast period, there will still be some unsettled weather to deal with.
Canada forecasts hotter-than-average summer as peak wildfire season nears
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters – Canada is expecting a hotter-than-usual summer with slightly below-average precipitation in central Canada, government officials said on Tuesday, offering little relief from ongoing drought and the risk of another bad wildfire season. Last year, Canada experienced its worst-ever fire season, with more than 6,600 blazes burning 15 million hectares, an area roughly seven […] Read more
Canadian drought conditions improve: AAFC
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shifting weather patterns helped drought conditions significantly improve across much of Canada in May, with the most significant improvements seen through the southern Prairies where an upper-level low provided cooler and unsettled conditions bringing well above-normal precipitation, according to the latest drought monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada showing conditions as of May 31. […] Read more
Alberta to be warmer, drier than Manitoba, Saskatchewan ‘a mixed bag’
Reading Time: < 1 minute “We are starting to see hints of warmer weather arriving in Alberta,” the chief scientist for Weatherlogics stated, noting that Manitoba and Saskatchewan are to get temperatures that are normal to below normal.
Prairie forecast: Drier with a slow warming trend
Reading Time: 4 minutes Now—for those of you who still need rain, the developing pattern doesn't look like an overall dry pattern. It's just not all clouds with the threat of showers every couple of days. For those of you on the eastern Prairies who are tired of rain then a little sunshine and heat is what the doctor ordered.
Warmer Canadian weather for the summer: ECCC
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most of Canada should see warmer than normal temperatures during the summer months, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) seasonal forecast as of May 31.
Prairie forecast: Plenty of chances for rain
Forecast issued May 29, covering May 20 to June 5, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes Looking at the big picture, we should see some warmer temperatures—after all it is June—but I still don't see signs of any sustained heat.
Prairie forecast: Cool, unsettled weather across the Prairies
Forecast issued May 22, covering May 22 to 29, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes Rainy, cool and unsettled weather to continue across the Prairies as the influence of upper lows continue.
Prairie forecast: Cool and unsettled weather across the Prairies
Reading Time: 4 minutes For this forecast period, well, it's a bit of a mess. Overall, it looks like we could be stuck in a cool, wet pattern until the end of the month.
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