Temperature

[furrowtickler]

We finished swathing canola yesterday, so hopefully we are out of the woods so to speak by Tuesday, Wednesday as most of our canola was very even and at that 60% seed colour change already .
A lot of green canola getting cut now in the area . Guys are given er all over .
Most of the cereals are 90% mature locally , so should be ok.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Yikes

How big of a region will freeze??.....weather network is nowhere near that.

Weather Network has never been anywhere close to forecasting lows correctly at this time of year for us. Always many degrees too high. I ignore them when concerned about frost. Stick with Environment Canada on low temps.

[GDR]

Weather Network has never been anywhere close to forecasting lows correctly at this time of year for us. Always many degrees too high. I ignore them when concerned about frost. Stick with Environment Canada on low temps.

I hope you got that backwards. Ec showing -3 and weather network +4 for Monday night. Cereals would be fine here but hardly any canola that could take a frost right now due to super late germniation.

[furrowtickler]

Yikes

How big of a region will freeze??.....weather network is nowhere near that.

Looks like it may be close tonight , but the high coming in will be in Edmonton area Monday night , NW sask tues and north central sask Wednesday. Just depends when the Center of the high passes through each area how cold it may get .
But it is September and not unusual at all it’s just that crops in the region are behind last year is the concern . Actually the past 4-5 years we have had earlier dry frost free harvest till the end of Sept , that’s more unusual than now.
The last few years we have had 2/3rds of our wheat off and dry by the first week of September. This is closer to what we normally had for weather and maturity over the past 15-20 years.
End of the day time will tell what happens

[LWeber]

Ohh and as far as Temp , Drew says Meadow lake to Spiritwood is going to get smacked with -5 by Wednesday.
We are late in general in the NW with many green crops in areas

WHERE DID HE SAY THAT?

This is Friday's email:

Another wave of cold air will pass over the region Tuesday and Wednesday, which will bring the next opportunity for cold weather. Some of the more recent computer forecast models suggested an area of high pressure will accompany this wave of cold air. Frost and light freezes are expected in many Alberta and Saskatchewan locations both mornings with pockets potentially cooling to -3.


I sent him an email but today is church day - so he won't answer until tomorrow.

[furrowtickler]

WHERE DID HE SAY THAT?

This is Friday's email:

Another wave of cold air will pass over the region Tuesday and Wednesday, which will bring the next opportunity for cold weather. Some of the more recent computer forecast models suggested an area of high pressure will accompany this wave of cold air. Frost and light freezes are expected in many Alberta and Saskatchewan locations both mornings with pockets potentially cooling to -3.


I sent him an email but today is church day - so he won't answer until tomorrow.

A buddy of mine called him yesterday from St Walburg area. May not be his exact words but that was the just of it . Pretty much what his statement is you just posted .

[furrowtickler]

Either way , potential is there for the first general hard frost across the northern grain belt in that time period . Not uncommon but the crop is later so it could be trouble .

[furrowtickler]

This south breeze better pick up
Not sure many crops will like a 6-7 hr freeze

[furrowtickler]

It will be close to freezing already in some low lying areas in the NW

[sumdumguy]

Plus 4 at Regina at 22:15. Could be a hum dinger - hope not.