Sustained summer temperatures are forecast across the central and eastern Prairies as an “Omega block” pattern locks in hot air.
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VIDEO: Cold Manitoba spring threatens soybean planting, disease issues from cold soil
Manitoba farmers ideally need 10 C to plant soybeans; the cold weather dominating spring 2026 hasn’t given them much for…
May 21, 2026
The perfect storm conditions behind May 2026’s Prairie dust storm
Howling wind and a Prairie dust storm hit May 14. Daniel Bezte on the ingredients that aligned — and why…
May 20, 2026
Slow to spring: The weather lows keeping it cold on the Prairies
It’s not unusual for upper-level lows to form over Hudson Bay and just sit there spinning away, pumping cold, unstable…
May 6, 2026
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Forecast issued May 27, covering May 27 to June 3, 2026
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VIDEO: Cold Manitoba spring threatens soybean planting, disease issues from cold soil
Planting soybeans in cold temperatures can lead to seed damage. Unfortunately, “cold” pretty much describes all of Manitoba’s 2026 seeding season so far
Manitoba farmers ideally need 10 C to plant soybeans; the cold weather dominating spring 2026 hasn’t given them much for soil warmth.
Prairie forecast: Will mild weather move in to stay?
Forecast issued May 20, covering May 20 to 27, 2026
The Praires seem set to finally see some sustained warm weather after weeks of unseasonable cold says forecaster Daniel Bezte.
The perfect storm conditions behind May 2026’s Prairie dust storm
Wind and dust storms are fairly rare on the Canadian Prairies; here is the mix of co-mingling weather conditions needed to kick them up, as they did last week
Howling wind and a Prairie dust storm hit May 14. Daniel Bezte on the ingredients that aligned — and why late spring keeps the risk live.
Dust storm forces Prairie farmers off fields
Wind warning in place over south-central Manitoba, eastern Sask. as 90-km gusts expected
A dust storm blowing through the Prairies created apocalyptic images and forced farmers to stop seeding.
Drought conditions improved across much of Canada in April: AAFC
Much of B.C. sees worsening drought conditions; Okanagan sees above average temperatures
Drought conditions improved across the central and northern Prairies and swaths of eastern Canada thanks to normal or above-normal precipitation Agriculture Agri-Food Canada’s April drought monitor showed.
Prairie forecast: Unsettled, cool weather to dominate around May long weekend
Forecast issued May 13, covering May 13 to 20, 2026
May long weekend does not look snowy, it is not shaping up to be especially warm either according to this week’s Prairie forecast from Daniel Bezte.
Slow to spring: The weather lows keeping it cold on the Prairies
Spring still struggles to grab hold as a retrograding upper low keeps much of Canada in the freezer
It’s not unusual for upper-level lows to form over Hudson Bay and just sit there spinning away, pumping cold, unstable air into Manitoba and the eastern Prairies.
Prairie forecast: Finally some hints of summer weather
Forecast issued May 6, covering May 6 to 13, 2026
There are increasingly encouraging signs that the weather pattern we’ve been stuck with for the past month may finally break down. This should allow spring to make more meaningful inroads, especially across the eastern Prairies.
