Curse the river valley !!!

[stonepicker]

Rivers and ravines definitely have an effect on rain patterns.

[furrowtickler]

The North Sask river valley at North Battleford includes the Battle river valley - fairly significant - prob 15 miles wide from Table mountain to the rise north of town.

[SASKFARMER3]

I agree with furrow and a few others certain things effect a storm.
Long lake does for us and the Qu'Appelle valley definitely.
Basically Tuesday is a prime example storms swirling out of Alberta heading our way track on radar every ten minuets and guess what it hits long lake and instead of crossing and intensifying on same path as before it mysteriously heads south to Regina and then Weyburn. But before that it was on same path for hours.
Strong storm heading north to Yorkton from Regina hits the Qu'Appelle valley and either finishes just after intensifies or splits.
Im a believer.

[bucket]

My rainfall since may 1 is 3 tenths.

No dews either.

I see guys that have high input land looking hard at a 10 bushel canola crop.

The best wheat field heading now without a rain soon will also be sub 10 bpa.

[ado089]

Actually the river valley you speak of will get rains that we don't on top. Dad got 1/2' on the hill. I didn't get anything down south.

[furrowtickler]

The valley will , and just did - but it won't go east across the valley - that's a fact