Much of Alberta and western Saskatchewan have had little to no rain since April 1.
Concerns are starting to gather that crops will be stressed if rain does not soon arrive. Unfortunately the five day forecast from the U.S. Weather Service shows little chance of substantial rain accumulation in the next few days.
Click on thumbnail map below to see rain accumulation April 1 through May 17 in millimetres.
Click on following map to see percentage of normal precipitation April 1 through May 17.
The following thumbnail map from the U.S. Weather Service shows the forecast for rain from Saturday to Thursday for North America.
Rain accumulation on the Canadian Prairies is expected to be minimal, but Oklahoma and Texas are expecting heavy downpours that could hurt the quality of winter wheat in those states.
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