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Forecast probability of temperatures above, below and/or near normal for the period from July through September 2023, based on three equiprobable categories from 1991-2020 climatology. (Weather.gc.ca)

Dry, hot Canadian summer expected

Normal precip expected for Ontario, Quebec

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News July 4, 2023

MarketsFarm — Warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected across all of Canada for the next three months, with average precipitation in most of the agricultural areas of the Prairies. That’s according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment Canada, released Friday. The government department calls for a 50-70 per cent chance of above-normal temperatures from July […] Read more

Mammatus-type clouds over Winnipeg on the evening of July 2, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Low lingers in Manitoba

Issued July 2, covering July 3 to 5

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 3, 2023

The overall forecast remains on track across both Alberta and Saskatchewan, so only a small update is needed for Manitoba. Across Manitoba, the area of low pressure that has been tracking across the northern half of the Prairie provinces is now forecasted to take a little longer to exit this region. The two main impacts […] Read more

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low to bring bit of a cooldown

Issued June 28, covering June 28 to July 5

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 29, 2023

After a fairly active weather pattern over the last few days, at least across the eastern half of the Prairies, it looks like most regions will see much quieter few days to start off this forecast period. Weak upper-level ridging combine with a broad but weak area of surface high pressure should bring typical summer […] Read more

Ripened saskatoon berries in Winnipeg on June 26, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Low to push across region’s east

Update issued June 25, covering June 25-28

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 26, 2023

There has been a little bit of a shift in the overall weather pattern according to the latest weather model runs. The arctic high is dropping east-southeast as expected and will be around James Bay by the middle of this week. Along the southern boundary of the arctic air, the weather models show an area […] Read more

Ducklings on display at the Red River Ex in Winnipeg on June 20, 2023 stuck to the shady side of the waterer as daytime temperatures maxed out at nearly 36 C. (Dave Bedard photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast: Shift in the pattern

Issued June 21, covering June 21 to 28

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 22, 2023

The weather pattern that brought some record heat to the eastern Prairies, and some significant rains to parts of Alberta, looks like it will be undergoing a bit of change during this forecast period. The overall flow across the Prairies appears as though it will become predominantly northwesterly as an upper low sets up over […] Read more

File photo of stormy conditions over Alberta fields. (Larry Stickney/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Alberta low to break in two

Forecast issued June 18, covering June 19-21

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 19, 2023

So far, the general forecast seems to be on track, but there have been some changes. The area of low pressure expected to develop and move north through Alberta is still on track but the weather models now it show it winding itself up across central and northern Alberta on Monday before it breaks apart […] Read more

File photo of storm clouds over northeastern Alberta. (ImagineGolf/E+/Getty Images)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low looks to dominate

Forecast issued June 14, covering June 14-21

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 15, 2023

So far, the weather models have been doing a good job with the medium-range forecasts, only falling off late in the forecast period. Of course, in the summer, short-range forecasts can be difficult, especially when it comes to just when and where thunderstorms will develop. I always find it interesting that a forecast could be […] Read more

Soil cracks around corn plants below knee-high at Manchester Township, about 130 km west of Philadelphia in southern Pennsylvania, on June 6, 2023. (Photo: Paul Kuehnel/USA Today Network via Reuters)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market for soy, corn

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By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 14, 2023

MarketsFarm — With soybean and corn seeding nearing completion across the United States, attention in the futures markets is focused squarely on growing conditions. “We’re in a weather market, so look for traders to keep these prices chopping around over the next few weeks,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. Relatively dry conditions […] Read more

AAFC’s Drought Monitor map as of May 31, 2023.

General, Weather

Drought expands across Canadian Prairies

Dry conditions push eastward in Manitoba

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 13, 2023

MarketsFarm — Warm and dry conditions across much of the Prairies in May caused drought conditions to worsen, especially in Alberta, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. As of May 31, an estimated 79 per cent of the Prairie region was classified as abnormally dry (D0) or in moderate […] Read more

Aerial view of a wildfire about 20 km north of Valhalla Centre in northwestern Alberta on June 4, 2023. (Alberta Wildfire photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Forecast pretty much on track

Update issued June 4, covering June 4-7, 2023

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 5, 2023

The heat and humidity moved into a large portion of the Canadian Prairies late last week and over the weekend as the previous general forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models predicted. There is not much change in the forecast for the next three days. The heat and humidity will continue across […] Read more

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Dry, hot Canadian summer expected

Prairie Forecast Update: Low lingers in Manitoba

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low to bring bit of a cooldown

Prairie Forecast Update: Low to push across region’s east

Prairie Forecast: Shift in the pattern

Prairie Forecast Update: Alberta low to break in two

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