Summing up August weather on the Prairies

Summing up August weather on the Prairies

August flipped the script in terms of rainfall, while temperatures saw an interesting trend

Reading Time: 3 minutes August flipped the script in terms of rainfall on the Prairies, while temperatures saw an interesting trend.



Combining of spring cereals provincewide was approaching or near the three-quarters done mark, per the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department on Sept. 10. Photo: File

Manitoba harvest advances with co-operative weather

Harvesting in Manitoba reached 40 per cent complete according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department on Sept. 10. The central region was furthest along a 51 per cent finished, followed by the eastern region at 47 per cent done, the southwest at 38 per cent, the Interlake at 34 per cent and the northwest at 25 per cent.



(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Prairie forecast: Cooler and wetter in the west, dry and warm in the east

Forecast issued Sept. 11, covering Sept. 11 to 18, 2024

Our weather pattern looks to be on the brink of a shift as a trough of low pressure begins to develop along the West  Coast. For those of you in Alberta, this will mean cooler and wetter conditions. In Manitoba, it looks like summer will continue for at least one more week. If you are in Saskatchewan, well, you will be stuck in the middle of these two features.






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Prairie forecast: Warm but unsettled weather

Forecast issued Aug. 21, covering Aug. 21 to 28, 2024

Last week's forecast got off to a rough start. The area of low pressure that pushed through the eastern Prairies ended up as a large upper level low. Because those are slow to move out, they can affect systems trying to move east by backing them up or forcing them to take a different path. So, while the overall pressure pattern across the Prairies was still slack as forecasted, the details got all messed up.