A map of western Canada showing most of the Prairie provinces covered in red, indicating a warmer than normal summer forecast.

A hot end to an overall cold spring

Meteorological seasons are each three months long. Summer is June to August, fall is September to November, winter is December to February, and spring is March to May. Astronomically, summer starts on the summer solstice, which falls on June 21. Let’s look at last month and examine how spring turned out across the Canadian Prairies, […] Read more

A map of North America showing the Canadian Prairies awash in red, indicating above-normal temperatures are in the forecast.

In summer, it’s all about thunderstorms

Summer has moved in, so weather discussion across the Prairies turn to one of two topics: drought or thunderstorms. It's too early to talk about drought, but with heat and humidity moving back into our region, thunderstorms become possible.