Canada Prairies Prognosticator

Inside this issue of the Canadian Prairies Agricultural Weather Prognosticator is an update on the spring and summer weather outlook and an update on January/February precipitation across the Prairies. Updates on soil moisture for selected production areas around the world are included in this issue along with a note about U.S. Midwest and Delta drought relief. Commentary regarding Brazil's soil moisture and outlook for Safrinha corn is included in this newsletter along with an update about the lack of weather change slated for Canada in March. Argentina's weather improved recently limiting the impact of its yield losses on the marketplace and an update on wheat production areas in North Africa, Europe and Asia is also included in this month's assessment.

In this latest edition of the Canadian Prairies Agricultural Weather Prognosticator there are details about the recent warm and dry biased conditions in the Prairies (especially in the west). An update on February and March weather outlooks are included in this issue with dryness likely to continue a dominating feature for a while. Some improvement in pecipitation is possible during the latter part of March in the west, but parts of the Prairies may have to wait until spring for a decent precipitation boost. Also in this issue are updates on Brazil and Argentina weather and more detail about January weather in the Prairies. An article was written regarding futures prices and their potential for some appreciation during the spring and summer this year due to El Nino development. An early look at spring and summer weather is also included on pate 10.

Inside this issue of the Canadian Prairies Agricultural Weather Prognosticator are updates to the January and February weather outlooks. Commentary on the continuing North America drought and prospects for change are also included along with a preliminary look at 2026 atmospheric trends that may influence the Prairies this spring and summer. There are also special articles on U.S. hard red winter wheat areas, developing dryness in Argentina and and update on relief for North Africa's drought stricken region. New soil moisture updates are also included.

Inside this edition of the Canadian Prairies Agricultural Weather Prognosticator is an updated outlook for December and January across the Prairies. There is also an assessment of La Nina's bias for producing snow in the southwestern Prairies. Attention was made over recent cooling ocean surface temperatures in the Gulf of Alaska and how that might impact summer 2026 weather. Updated soil moisture maps for various areas in the world are included in this issue as well as updates on South America weather, La Nina and excessive rain events in Southeast Asia.