moisture

Harvest is basically done in Saskatchewan, as progress is at 97 per cent complete. Producers in the southwest are done; the southeast and west-central are wrapping up at 98 per cent, and farmers in the east-central, northeast and northwest regions are in the homestretch at 93 per cent. Crops that are in the bin are […]

We are seeing a cooler, more damp start to summer. That has been a major factor in keeping the mosquito count on the low side for the last few weeks. That is about to change. In the last two weeks, Regina has received over 48 millimetres of rain which is a perfect incubator for mosquito […]

Seeding is virtually complete across Saskatchewan with just one percent of acres left and that is because of all of the rain we have been enjoying, and cursing this spring. The highest rainfall recorded was around Rosthern, with 95 mm. The Nipawin area reported 75 mm followed by the Biggar area at 72 mm. Although […]

CKRM FORECAST From:             Precision Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Spevak Date:              Monday, June 10, 2024                 11:30 AM Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip This Afternoon Rain likely   Wind: S-SE 20-40 km/h High: 15° 100% Tonight Showers end – mostly cloudy   Wind: W-NW 25-50 km/h Low: 9° 40% Tuesday Mostly sunny   Wind: W-NW 20-40 km/h […]

CKRM FORECAST From:             Precision Weather Service Meteorologist Russ Murley Date:              Tuesday, May 21, 2024                 3:30 am Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip Today Spotty showers   Wind:  W-NW 15-25 km/h High:  13° 50% Tonight Mostly cloudy   Wind: NW 10-20 km/h Low: 2° 20% Wednesday Mostly cloudy – isolated showers   Wind: N-NW 15-25 km/h High: […]

A farmer just outside of Regina says he had some moisture in the ground but not enough to say it was adequate. Levi Wood with Westwood Agri Services, southwest of Regina, described the weather conditions he’s had so far during the Provincial Crop Report announcement Thursday morning.  “We’ve been kind of drought-adjacent the last couple […]

Precipitation levels are on an upswing across most of the Prairie region. Even without counting the rain the past couple days, precipitation maps are showing an improvement in the dry conditions that have hurt crop and forage yields in many regions in recent years. For the past five years, total precipitation has been only 60 […]

More than three dozen major water users in southern Alberta have agreed to voluntarily curb their consumption if there’s a severe drought this spring or summer.  The province announced Friday that municipalities, irrigation districts and industry players have signed memorandums of understanding covering four sub-basins — the Red Deer River, the Bow River, the mainstem […]

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Grain Growers Association, has been working with his father since 2012 to farm about 2,000 acres of land in the Peace […]

A weather system moving into the southwest corner of the province over the next few days is going to cool temperatures substantially – and potentially bring with it – rainfall. Drought stricken regions of the province are going to be given a bit of a break from the hot dry conditions thanks to an upper […]