David Spence
@ctvdavidspence.bsky.social
Meteorologist, ruralrootscanada.com. Retired after 40 years of weather forecasting at CTV Calgary. Cancer survivor. Patient and Family Advisor, AHS. Patient Partner, Riddell Centre, University of Calgary
When bad weather is a good thing. Can the polar vortex rescue us from drought? Yes, cold weather arrives later this month, but this week's mild and, for the most part, dry. This week's prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Nov 17 |
Winter weather may finally arrive at the end of the month, perhaps providing drought relief. This week, though, will continue to be warm and dry.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
When bad weather is a good thing. Can the polar vortex rescue us from drought? Yes, cold weather arrives later this month, but this week's mild and, for the most part, dry. This week's prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Dry. So dry. The latest Canadian Drought Monitor shows 82 percent of the Canadian prairies is abnormally dry or in drought. A healthy snowpack and spring rains have rarely been so important as they are this season. www.ruralrootscanada.com/heading-into...
#drought #farm #prairiedrought
#drought #farm #prairiedrought
Heading into Winter, Prairie Drought Worsens |
With winter approaching, drought conditiions on the prairies have worsened, especially in Alberta and southern Saskatchewan.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Dry. So dry. The latest Canadian Drought Monitor shows 82 percent of the Canadian prairies is abnormally dry or in drought. A healthy snowpack and spring rains have rarely been so important as they are this season. www.ruralrootscanada.com/heading-into...
#drought #farm #prairiedrought
#drought #farm #prairiedrought
20 degrees ....in November??!! Can't rule that out, as mild November weather continues across the southern prairies through the weekend. Up north...a different colder, snowier story. The midweek prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Nov 13 |
Warmer than average weather continues over the southern prairies through the weekend, while the north will be snowy and cold.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
20 degrees ....in November??!! Can't rule that out, as mild November weather continues across the southern prairies through the weekend. Up north...a different colder, snowier story. The midweek prairie weather outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Wintry weather remans in hiding for most of the prairies this week. Some areas will get rain, not snow. Other areas could see temperatures in the high teens, maybe even 20. What's going on at your place? The outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Nov 10 |
It's another dry week across the agricultural regions of the prairie provinces. Snow and rain are more likely to target northern forests.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Wintry weather remans in hiding for most of the prairies this week. Some areas will get rain, not snow. Other areas could see temperatures in the high teens, maybe even 20. What's going on at your place? The outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Across the prairies, it'll either feel like winter, or feel like summer. Big weather differences over space and time, thanks to the continuing parade of Alberta clippers. Find the parade route, and the weekend outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Nov 6 |
A series of Alberta clippers will scoot across the prairies over the next few days, bringing light snow to all three provinces. But not everywhere.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Across the prairies, it'll either feel like winter, or feel like summer. Big weather differences over space and time, thanks to the continuing parade of Alberta clippers. Find the parade route, and the weekend outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Honoured to emcee the Alberta–NWT Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Ceremony, the largest indoor service in Calgary, at the Jubilee Auditorium.
We must never forget the sacrifices that secured our freedom.
We will remember them. 🌺
#RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
We must never forget the sacrifices that secured our freedom.
We will remember them. 🌺
#RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Honoured to emcee the Alberta–NWT Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Ceremony, the largest indoor service in Calgary, at the Jubilee Auditorium.
We must never forget the sacrifices that secured our freedom.
We will remember them. 🌺
#RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
We must never forget the sacrifices that secured our freedom.
We will remember them. 🌺
#RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
Sure sign of winter....Alberta Clippers! This week, it's one after another. Some of us will get snow, and some of us will get nothing. An explanation, complete with colourful charts, is here, at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #abstorm #skstorm #mbstorm
Prairie Weather This Week – Nov 3 |
A series of Alberta clippers will bring rain and snow to the prairies this week. The weather will change frequently and daily. Minor accumulations.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sure sign of winter....Alberta Clippers! This week, it's one after another. Some of us will get snow, and some of us will get nothing. An explanation, complete with colourful charts, is here, at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #abstorm #skstorm #mbstorm
Halloween's warm! The weekend's even warmer! Record high temperatures are possible for parts of the prairies this weekend. But it will be windy. Very windy. An updated prairie weather outlook for the weekend at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Oct 30 |
From snow to sizzle. Very changeable weather is on the way to the prairies for Halloween weekend. Record highs are possible.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Halloween's warm! The weekend's even warmer! Record high temperatures are possible for parts of the prairies this weekend. But it will be windy. Very windy. An updated prairie weather outlook for the weekend at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
This week: Snow in the north. Dry in the south. This week's prairie weather update is at Rural Roots Canada. Most importantly....will the kids need to wear coats over their Halloween costumes? Is the forecast a trick or a treat? www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – October 27 |
Rain and snow for the northern prairies this week....southern prairies will stay dry. Halloween will be warm and windy.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This week: Snow in the north. Dry in the south. This week's prairie weather update is at Rural Roots Canada. Most importantly....will the kids need to wear coats over their Halloween costumes? Is the forecast a trick or a treat? www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Sunny, dry, and warm across the prairies through the weekend. Somewhere, sometime, some day this weekend, someone may experience a 20 degree day. The Midweek weather update has been posted to Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update – Oct 23 |
Dry weather continues across the southern prairies into the weekend. Some rain can be expected in central and northern regions Sunday.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Sunny, dry, and warm across the prairies through the weekend. Somewhere, sometime, some day this weekend, someone may experience a 20 degree day. The Midweek weather update has been posted to Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Weather ups and downs this week: AB & SK - tempeature's up, soil moisture's down. Manitoba - clouds are up, rain's coming down. Check out this week's prairie weather outlook, and be down with what's up. #abwx #abstorm #skwx #skstorm #mbwx #mbstorm www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – October 20 |
After some wet weather early in the week, dry and sunny weather returns to the prairies. The wait for any significant moisture continues.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Alberta gets a chinook this weekend. Saskatchewan has typical fall weather. Manitoba gets rain. And more rain. And more rain. And, there's also some snow in the midweek weather update at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update – Oct 16 |
Alberta's dry, and a chinook is on the way for the weekend. Some rain for Saskatchewan, and Manitoba gets drenched by a Colorado low.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Alberta gets a chinook this weekend. Saskatchewan has typical fall weather. Manitoba gets rain. And more rain. And more rain. And, there's also some snow in the midweek weather update at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
It's Thanksgiving Monday! Is this week's outlook a turkey? If so, tell me to stuff it. Eventually, it'll be as warm as gravy. There is a 100% chance of leftovers. Feast your eyes on this week's prairie weather outlook. You're welcome. www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #reallybadpost
Prairie Weather This Week – October 13 |
As farmers wrap up the harvest, many are hoping for rain and snow to ease a drought that is again worsening. The Eastern Prairies will see rain.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's Thanksgiving Monday! Is this week's outlook a turkey? If so, tell me to stuff it. Eventually, it'll be as warm as gravy. There is a 100% chance of leftovers. Feast your eyes on this week's prairie weather outlook. You're welcome. www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... #reallybadpost
RAIN! SNOW! Just as travellers travel and farmers farm over the Thanksgiving weekend, the prairies get hit with rain, snow, and strong wind. Nasty in places. A midweek weather update at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
#abwx #abstorm #skwx #skstorm #mbwx #mbstorm
#abwx #abstorm #skwx #skstorm #mbwx #mbstorm
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Oct 9 |
Thanksgiving Weekend Forecast....farmers and travellers alike will need to be cautious, with MAJOR weather changes on the way.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Never been a fan of quoting weather models in a forecast. The models say this, the models say that, blah blah blah. But this week, there was no way around it. The weekly weather outlook for the prairies at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Oct 6 |
It's another ideal week of harvest weather for most of the prairies. Frost happens. And likely will happen this week.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Never been a fan of quoting weather models in a forecast. The models say this, the models say that, blah blah blah. But this week, there was no way around it. The weekly weather outlook for the prairies at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
FROST! Alberta's first widespread frost ls likely this weekend for areas north of High River. And there will be rain in all three prairie provinces. The when and the why - at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Oct 2 |
Two low pressure systems will bring rain to the prairies over the next few days. And, Alberta can expect frost this weekend!
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October 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
FROST! Alberta's first widespread frost ls likely this weekend for areas north of High River. And there will be rain in all three prairie provinces. The when and the why - at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
October...the month of harvest, Halloween, Oktoberfest, and....summer weather? The warm, dry weather pattern continues into October, with a few showery interruptions. This week's weather outlook for the prairies is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Sept 29 |
The harvest season continues with dry weather. Dry, but not bone dry. Some rainfall is expected this week, especially in central areas.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
October...the month of harvest, Halloween, Oktoberfest, and....summer weather? The warm, dry weather pattern continues into October, with a few showery interruptions. This week's weather outlook for the prairies is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
We're starting to feel autumn's chill. Nights are cool, afternoon highs are sliding, but we still have the sun. And, for most of us, the sun will continue through the weekend. The province by province, day by day outlook is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Sept 25 |
Nearly ideal harvest conditions will continue through the weekend across the prairies, as most of the rain remains north.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We're starting to feel autumn's chill. Nights are cool, afternoon highs are sliding, but we still have the sun. And, for most of us, the sun will continue through the weekend. The province by province, day by day outlook is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Summer and winter….all during the first week of fall. Prairie highs could approach 30. Then it snows. In the mountains. The day by day, province by province prairie weather outlook for this week is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Sept 22 |
Sunny and dry weather will dominate this week's weather across the prairies. Periods of rain as well, and in parts of Alberta, the season's first snow.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Summer and winter….all during the first week of fall. Prairie highs could approach 30. Then it snows. In the mountains. The day by day, province by province prairie weather outlook for this week is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Summer sunshine stretches through the weekend in Alberta, expanding eastward. What it means for Friday and the weekend - the day to day province by province outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – MIdweek Update Sept 18 |
Dry weather continues in Alberta, and the rain in the eastern prairies will slowly come to an end on the weekend. Frost is not yet a widespread concern,
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September 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Summer sunshine stretches through the weekend in Alberta, expanding eastward. What it means for Friday and the weekend - the day to day province by province outlook at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
As rain returns to the eastern prairies, Alberta has another dry week ahead. For the most part. Oh...and fog. Day by day details to help you plan your week...at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Sept 15 |
Wet weather continues to delay the harvest in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Alberta will be drier, though scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As rain returns to the eastern prairies, Alberta has another dry week ahead. For the most part. Oh...and fog. Day by day details to help you plan your week...at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Quite likely the most impactful thing you’ll read online today. Or ever:
I’m back from 2.5 years in Ukraine. It’s bittersweet, and a little strange. Still not sure whether it’s Winnipeg, or me, that’s more changed. A column in Saturday’s paper, online now. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
September 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Quite likely the most impactful thing you’ll read online today. Or ever:
Weekend weather outlook - More Alberta sunshine.....stormier to the east. Improvements in the drought situation. Summer's not over! The weekend update is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Sept. 11 |
Improvements in the drought situation - excellent harvest conditions to the west, On the Eastern Prairies, drier weather is delayed.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Weekend weather outlook - More Alberta sunshine.....stormier to the east. Improvements in the drought situation. Summer's not over! The weekend update is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Typically, this is the week of the first frost. It’s too warm for that! A few showers and storms may punctuate this week’s dry weather pattern. Detailed #harvest weather for the prairies at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – September 8 |
Anohter week of mainly dry weather is ahead for the Canadian Prairies. It's terrific harvest weather, but what about soil moisture?
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September 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Typically, this is the week of the first frost. It’s too warm for that! A few showers and storms may punctuate this week’s dry weather pattern. Detailed #harvest weather for the prairies at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Dry and warm resumes Friday and continues through the weekend across the prairies. Forest fire smoke, especially in Alberta, may linger. An updated day by day province by province outlook looking toward and into the weekend is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Sep 4 | Rural Roots Canada
September begins and ideal harvest weather is expected for the weekend. Frost may be a concern in low lying areas especially Friday and Saturday mornings.
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September 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Dry and warm resumes Friday and continues through the weekend across the prairies. Forest fire smoke, especially in Alberta, may linger. An updated day by day province by province outlook looking toward and into the weekend is at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...