Reading Time: 4 minutes A last look at 2025 temperature and precipitation on the Prairies, plus what weather forecasters expect through to spring 2026.
What’s the weather for last half of winter 2025-2026?
A last look at 2025 temperature and precipitation on the Prairies, plus what weather forecasters expect through to March 2026
YEAR IN REVIEW: 2025 a year of weather extremes
Every corner of the globe had its own big story, and the Canadian Prairies were no exception
Reading Time: 4 minutes Wildfires, drought and flash floods, oh my! Looking back at 2025’s headline-grabbing event in Canada and around the world.
Southeastern Prairies get drought relief in September
All provinces and territories include pockets of extreme drought as dryness persists across the country
Reading Time: 3 minutes September drought monitor from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada shows welcomed precipitation in coastal B.C. and southeastern prairies
Global warming and rainfall for Prairie farmers
As the atmosphere warms, farmers in the Prairie region could see more heavy rainfalls
Reading Time: 4 minutes Heavy rainfalls will become more common as the prevailing climate conditions on the Canadian Prairies become more conducive for their development, weather expert Daniel Bezte says.
August rain welcome, but offered limited relief
Northern Prairies still dry, while late summer precipitation came too late to boost crop yields in many regions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Increased precipitation in August aids farmers prior to harvest in southern prairies of Canada.
When it rains, if only it did pour everywhere
All moisture helps but so far the drought hasn’t gone away
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta Farmer columnist muses over the erratic precipitation trends around Alberta this summer.
Manitoba seeding 12 points ahead of pace
Most spring wheat in the ground
Manitoba farmers pushed their spring planting to 57 per cent complete as of May 21, up 24 points from a week ago, the province's agriculture department reported.
Neither rain, snow, sleet or hail…
It can be tough to tell the various precipitation types from each other
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Prairies see all types of precipitation throughout spring including rain, hail, sleet and even snow.
Extreme rainfall and a warming planet
Changes to the jet stream could slow storm systems and result in more heavy rainfalls
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Factors resulting in extreme rainfall events range from lots of atmospheric moisture to different triggers such as orographic or frontal lift, instability, speed of storm systems, and the training of thunderstorms. We will look at the different weather patterns that tend to be associated with rainfall and tie in changing weather patterns […] Read more
At Ag in Motion: Exhibitors ready after rainy first day
Wednesday typically AiM's most popular day
The sun is shining, exhibitors are ready and the grounds are prepared for a traditionally-busy second day of the Ag in Motion show near Langham, Sask. Opening day saw the clouds roll in and the skies open up, but few were complaining about the much-needed moisture that rolled through much of Western Canada on Tuesday. […] Read more
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