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File photo of beluga whales in Hudson Bay off Churchill, Manitoba. (Lynn_Bystrom/iStock/Getty Images)

Prairie Forecast: Large Hudson Bay low dominates

Forecast issued July 12, covering July 12-19

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 12, 2023

As the weather models correctly predicted, a large and extremely strong area of low pressure formed over Hudson Bay during the last forecast period, bringing the expected cool and unsettled weather to the eastern half of the Prairies. Over the western half of the Prairies a weak upper-level ridging brought, for the most part, sunny […] Read more

Canadian Drought Monitor map as of June 30, 2023. (AAFC)

General, Weather

Much of Canada abnormally dry or in moderate drought

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News July 11, 2023

MarketsFarm — In a stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, a wide swath of Canada was contending with dryness, according to the latest report from the Canadian Drought Monitor. As of June 30, about 60 per cent of the country was abnormally dry to being in a moderate drought, with 76 per cent […] Read more

CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn drop on improved crop weather

CBOT September wheat also down

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News July 7, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday as recent welcome rains across the Midwest farm belt, and forecasts for more next week, aided crops that had been suffering under an early season drought. Soybeans, which notched a four-month high on Monday, ended down 1.9 per cent for the week, while […] Read more

Grey skies over the Alberta landscape, July 2023. (Geralyn Wichers photo)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast: Big change in weather pattern

Issued July 5, covering July 5-12

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 5, 2023

Most people have been saying that June felt like July and the weather statistics agreed. Well, if the weather models are correct, it’s looking like July will feel more like June — at least for the next forecast period. Here is the big picture before we dive into the details for each of the three […] Read more

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)

Crops, Weather

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)

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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

Saskatchewan drainage work rebates expanded to farmers

Channel clearing, drain maintenance program shares eligible costs

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 30, 2023

A program to help rural Saskatchewan municipalities and local authorities cover costs of channel clearing and maintaining drains for flood prevention will now expand to include individual landowners. The province’s Water Security Agency (WSA) said Friday its $1 million cost-share rebate program will expand its eligibility beyond RMs, conservation and development area (C+D) authorities and […] 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

CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide as Midwest rain outlook improves

Wheat drops on Russia production outlook

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News June 27, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. new-crop corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday to their lowest in more than a week, pressured by forecasts for much-needed rains in the Midwest where crops have been deteriorating under dry conditions, analysts said. Wheat futures tumbled more than five per cent as worries subsided about political instability in […] 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

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Prairie Forecast: Large Hudson Bay low dominates

Much of Canada abnormally dry or in moderate drought

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn drop on improved crop weather

Prairie Forecast: Big change in weather pattern

Dry, hot Canadian summer expected

Prairie Forecast Update: Low lingers in Manitoba

Saskatchewan drainage work rebates expanded to farmers

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low to bring bit of a cooldown

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide as Midwest rain outlook improves

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

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