Agriculture

Weather Conditions and Reports

Manitoba's ag weather program measures and records data year round from over 100 weather stations across agro-Manitoba. The stations monitor air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, precipitation, wind speed and direction, solar radiation, soil temperature, and soil moisture. The latest weather conditions from each station are made available every 15 minutes throughout the growing season and every hour during the winter months. 

 



Weekly Crop Weather Report and Maps

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Higher resolution maps are available upon request.


Precipitation

Seven-Day Accumulated Precipitation  (November 17 - 23, 2025)  (PDF 2 MB)

 

The majority of agro-Manitoba received less than 1.0 mm of precipitation over the past seven days. Parts of the Northwest and Eastern regions had higher precipitation accumulations with isolated areas near The Pas and Lac Du Bonnet seeing amounts near 4 mm.

Table 1. Range of measurements of seven-day accumulated precipitation in Manitoba’s Agricultural Regions. (November 17 to 23, 2025)

Region
Wettest Location last Week
Driest Location last Week
Central
Emerson (2.3 mm)
Several (0 mm)
Eastern
Lac Du Bonnet (4.2 mm)
 St. Adolphe (0 mm)
Interlake
Riverton (2.2 mm)
 Lake Francis, Clarkleigh (0.2 mm)
Northwest
The Pas (4.5 mm)
Several (0.2 mm)
Southwest
Ingelow (1.6 mm)
Several (0 mm)

Percent Normal Precipitation (PDF 2 MB)

Total Accumulated Precipitation (PDF 2 MB)

 

Total accumulated precipitation since November 1 ranged from 0.7 to 17.8 mm throughout all regions. Normal (based on the 30-year historical average) precipitations ranged from 9.4 mm to 25.9 mm across agro-Manitoba.  The majority of the province has accumulated less than 50% of normal precipitation. Only small areas of the Northwest region have accumulated more than 80% of the 30-year average since November 1. The Pas is the only location that has had precipitation accumulations over 100% of normal.

 

Table 2. Summary of measurement of total accumulated precipitation in Manitoba’s Agricultural Regions (November 1 - 23, 2025) 

Region
Range of Normals (mm)
Stations Above Normal (%)
Wettest Location this Season (mm, % norm.)
Driest Location this Season (mm, % norm.)
Central
 13.0 → 22.6
0
Elie (8.0, 39)
Baldur (0.7, 4)
Eastern
 15.4 → 25.9
0
Zhoda (7.8, 37)
Dominion City (2.1, 10)
Interlake
 13.5 → 21.5
0
Petersfield (7.1, 44)
Narcisse (3.7, 22)
Northwest
 11.7→ 18.8
5
The Pas (17.8, 106)
Minitonas (3.4, 23)
Southwest
  9.4 → 18.7
0
Wasagaming (6.5, 35)
Sinclair (0.7, 5)

 

Temperature

Average Temperature Deviation from Normal (PDF 2MB)


Mean temperature differences were 3 to 4°C above normal for the majority of agro-Manitoba. Areas of the Central,Southwest, and Northwest regions saw mean temperatures over 4°C above the 30-year average since November 1.

 



Seasonal Reports

Visit the Seasonal Reports  page for information on progress in seeding and crop establishment, crop development, pest activity including weeds, insects and disease, harvest progress, crop yields and grades, fall field work progress, and status of winter cereal crop seeding and establishment. Information on haying progress and estimated yields, as well as pasture conditions is included.