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 Sept. 2
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
Most Of The World Has Predictable Weather
Reading Time: 3 minutes AF contributor Our little break from weather school seems to have stretched out for over a month now. Well, Reading Week (or should I say “Month?”) is over and it’s time to get back to work! In our last lesson we continued our look at atmospheric circulation, and in particular, we built upon our general […] Read more
Talk Show Science On Global Ice Cover
Reading Time: 4 minutes AF contributor This issue I thought I would give weather school a holiday and instead touch on a weather item that, to be frank, has gotten me a little upset over the last month or so. Maybe it’s my fault for listening to some of these syndicated radio talk shows, but over the last couple […] Read more
The Next Step — What Creates Global Winds – for Feb. 16, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes AF contributor After the last couple of weather school lessons , we now have a basic understanding of what drives our winds. With this knowledge we are now ready to take this information and start piecing together the bigger picture of global winds, or what is referred to as general atmospheric circulation. We now know […] Read more
Warm and dry or cold and wet in 2009?
Reading Time: 4 minutes AFE Contributor As we begin a new year, instead of looking back at what the weather was like during 2008, let us peer into the “weatherperson’s” crystal ball and see what the weather might have in store for us in 2009. To do this I usually rely on four different long-range weather forecasts; Environment Canada […] Read more
Cold facts about wind chill
Reading Time: 2 minutes As we slowly move toward the heart of winter, I felt it was a good time to take a quick look at wind chill. When we indicate the temperature outside, we are talking about the actual temperature of the air, but depending on the conditions, this may or may not be a true indication of […] Read more
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