Reading Time: 3 minutes With the dry and balmy weather on the Prairies so far this fall, some people are asking whether they’ll need snow fences this winter. Maybe not, but winter has a while to go yet, so perhaps it’s time to review how snow fences work and the best places to install them. The information that I […] Read more
Warm Winter So Far — But We May Still Need Snow Fences
Time To Start Your Christmas Weather Shopping
Reading Time: 3 minutes Usually I wait until November to discuss getting a weather station for Christmas, but with the prices of computerized parts continuing to get cheaper and our Canadian dollar getting closer to par, these weather stations are becoming more affordable each day. Another issue our Christmas shoppers must deal with is that the best deals on […] Read more
Bezte: Frost Watch for Sept. 14
Sept. 14 — With a strong ridge of warm high pressure holding fast over pretty much all three Prairie provinces, the chances of seeing any frost over the next five to seven days is very small. Northern and extreme eastern regions of Manitoba have a very small chance of seeing some light frost late this […] Read more
Lowering Clouds Can Equal Stormy Weather
Reading Time: 3 minutes Daniel Bezte has a special interest in farm weather, which he follows from a small farm near Winnipeg, where he has his own computerized weather station. He has been a regular contributor to other farm publications including the Farmers’ Independent Weekly and the Manitoba Co-operator. Daniel has a degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from […] Read more
Bezte: Frost Watch for Sept. 9
Sept. 9 — There is a chance for light scattered frost across portions of central and northern Alberta along with northern Saskatchewan each night between Wednesday and Friday of this week, as high pressure settles over this region. After this it looks like temperatures will warm up for much of next week as a large […] Read more
Bezte: Frost Watch for Sept. 2
Sept. 2 –– With a summery weather pattern currently stalled out over much of the Prairies, the chance of seeing any frost over the remainder of this week and into the long weekend is extremely remote. The next slight chance for frost will be in Alberta around the middle of next week as cooler air […] Read more
Bezte: Frost Watch for Aug. 28
Aug. 28 — A ridge of high pressure is forecast to build across the Prairie provinces over the next five days. This should bring fairly mild temperatures that should prevent any chances of seeing frost. A strong area of low pressure is forecast to develop late next week and push across the Prairies over the […] Read more
Bezte: Frost Watch for Aug. 20
NEW FEATURE: In many areas of the Prairies, the story is the same. It could be a great crop — if it doesn’t freeze, which it’s already done in some parts of Alberta. No one can prevent frost, but a heads-up might be useful. Daniel Bezte is a climatologist and regular columnist for the Manitoba […] Read more
Looking At Clouds
Reading Time: 3 minutes Daniel Bezte has a special interest in farm weather, which he follows from a small farm near Winnipeg, where he has his own computerized weather station. He has been a regular contributor to other farm publications including the Manitoba Co-operator. Daniel has a degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. He […] Read more
Back To Weather School
Reading Time: 3 minutes I know it’s summer and school is out for most people, but for us it is time to get back to weather school. Before I do that I just need to touch on one question that I am hearing more and more of so far this summer – “So where is this so-called global warming?” […] Read more
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