Plenty of Snow Expected for Southern Prairies!

[SASKFARMER3]

Much will still depend on how much moisture is ultimately absorbed into the ground, but plenty of snow is expected to be on the way for the drought-plagued southern Prairies this winter, says a story from Syngenta.
Released on Saturday, the Weather Network’s winter forecast suggests the Prairies will experience the harshest winter weather in the country, with below normal temperatures and above normal snowfall for much of the region, especially across the south (see maps below). In addition to the potential for more snow, however, the southern Prairie areas will also see periods of relatively warmer weather and will be at risk of freezing rain at times, the forecast added.

Ok big snow is great for the ski hills the sled trails and over all winter of pushing and blowing snow.

But if its a quick run off nothing will go in the dry ground. If its a slow melt some will absorb.

Time will tell but it looks like from all news agencies that were in store for a normal winter.

Already its been a cold snowy month.

[sk_wheatking]

Lots of snow is good to fill up low spots and dug outs but for crop production if you don't get rain it's all for nothing.

[SASKFARMER3]

I agree because if its a quick melt it all runs back to the flats and creeks run and dugouts fill. If its a slow warm cool warm cool melt it might go in but reality is rain in end of april or wet snow does more than all this winter shit.

[SASKFARMER3]

If it is slow it will fill cracks back up.

[bigzee]

Bring it on, except the cold. We need major snow just to fill water reserves. Then there’s the bone dry fields, they may be froze a little ways down but with basically with little fall moisture it’s not far down. Any kind of snow should go straight down with a slow melt. Need to get the heavy wet stuff to really make the difference. Spring rains will be key!! La Niña is forming, so the experts say, which is some good news for the dry prairies.

[Hopalong]

Remember doing earthwork in 1980's after two or three dry years. Subsoil trickled past sc****r apron like granulated sugar. Did not see anything to match that this past fall. Still considerable moisture in lower ground and slough margins.

[Partners]

All we need is a foot of snow to mark snowmobile trails.
Will let the dry zone have the rest.

[SASKFARMER3]

Hop a neighbour is doing site work for pipe project around moose jaw and says the ground did that last fall their. A long way down.

[bobofthenorth]

We never lost a crop in February. A couple of timely rains in June and July is what stands between success and failure most years. This one is unlikely to be different.

[checking]

Snowmobile trails. What a waste of noise making fuel.

Put them in a row, and drive a D8 over them.

Open winters, so many fewer problems.

[farmaholic]

SF3, what are those things around the tractor and quads? And all that white stuff on the ground?

[Partners]

Snowmobile trails. What a waste of noise making fuel.

Put them in a row, and drive a D8 over them.

Open winters, so many fewer problems.

If you stay in sask.for the winter you might as well in joy it.
Plus it is a source of income for many people.sledders travel with plastic cards..mostly smaller towns benefit the most.

[RWT101]

Some years ago, there was a world renown, colourful weather man on ITV in Edmonton, by the name of Jim Matheson.
All he used was a chalkboard and his long pointer to explain the weather, when everyone else was using modern graphics.

Every so often he would start by saying something like this- " there are darkling shadows on our weather map tonight.

We are in the line of the most dreaded of all meteorological phenomenon - THE SIBERIAN HIGH".

A Siberian High like this.

[URL="https://watchers.news/2017/11/20/serious-temperature-anomaly-in-parts-of-siberia-russia/"]https://watchers.news/2017/11/20/serious-temperature-anomaly-in-parts-of-siberia-russia/[/URL]

If this one comes our way, we better hope this sucker goes east of us, cause it ain't pretty when they stay for a week or two, or longer if they really want to show us who's boss.

[sk_wheatking]

Some years ago, there was a world renown, colourful weather man on ITV in Edmonton, by the name of Jim Matheson.
All he used was a chalkboard and his long pointer to explain the weather, when everyone else was using modern graphics.

Every so often he would start by saying something like this- " there are darkling shadows on our weather map tonight.

We are in the line of the most dreaded of all meteorological phenomenon - THE SIBERIAN HIGH".

A Siberian High like this.

[URL="https://watchers.news/2017/11/20/serious-temperature-anomaly-in-parts-of-siberia-russia/"]https://watchers.news/2017/11/20/serious-temperature-anomaly-in-parts-of-siberia-russia/[/URL]

If this one comes our way, we better hope this sucker goes east of us, cause it ain't pretty when they stay for a week or two, or longer if they really want to show us who's boss.

And after he was done tossing weather icons on his sticky board he would spike his pointer on the floor and it would bounce straight up into his hand.....sometimes. I used to enjoy his show.
Thanks for bringing back a good memory!

[DaneG]

Bill was the weather man’s first name, darn good forecaster I believe he at one time won the title of worlds best weather forecaster.