This week we are going to look at the different types of precipitation we experience and examine how each type forms.
Tag Archives Weather Vane column — page 2

Super-cooled water reigns on Prairies
It’s the cold cloud with freezing precipitation that dominates our weather for most of the year on the Canadian Prairies.

Crunching the winter weather data
The end of March is also the end of the extended winter season across the prairies, so it is also time to look back and see how all the numbers added up and compare over the winter.

Weather warfare – fact or fiction
Over the years, the idea of trying to control the weather has fascinated both scientists and the public alike. The reality of weather modification is both interesting and complex.

Record-low sea ice, warm outlook?
Weather columnist Daniel Bezte takes a look ahead to see what the latest long-range forecasts are calling for during April, May and June.

Spring weather can be tough to forecast
Spring weather across our region is mostly caused by the battle between two air masses — one cold and to our north, and the other warm and to our south — and they are both at their strongest relative to each other at this time of the year.

What happens if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation collapses?
If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation were to collapse, it would have profound implications for global climate patterns.

Early spring can mean big snowfalls
Every year I receive a couple of emails about spring snowstorms and hear conversations about it. I’m always surprised that most people do not know that March and April have recorded most of the biggest snowstorms across the Prairies.

Latest weather predictions a mixed bag
After a warm start to the year, temperatures took a decidedly cold turn in February.

Warmer oceans raise evaporation rates
Warmer oceans raise evaporation rates
With all the global air temperature records that have been set over the last couple of years, record warm global ocean temperatures have almost slipped by us.