Source: The Canadian Press, February 14, 2019 OTTAWA — Environment Canada is going mobile. The federal agency its first ever weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteorologists can guess exactly when the next rain storm or blizzard is going to hit their backyard. WeatherCAN is free, can… Continue reading There wasn’t an app for that? Environment Canada launches its own weather app
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Environment Canada issues extreme heat advisory for parts of Saskatchewan
Source: Shawn Knox, Global News, August 6, 2018 A weather advisory has been issued by Environment Canada for all of southern and central Saskatchewan, including Regina and Saskatoon, warning of extreme heat for a prolonged period of time. The weather agency says an upper-level ridge developing over the Prairies this week will spread very warm temperatures into… Continue reading Environment Canada issues extreme heat advisory for parts of Saskatchewan
Sask. can expect a warmer summer than usual: climatologist
Source: CBC News, May 21, 2018 Environment Canada is predicting another dry summer After the drought in Saskatchewan last summer, many are wondering if this summer will be any different. According to Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, David Phillips, it won’t be. Phillips said although they can’t exactly predict how much rain will fall in Saskatchewan,… Continue reading Sask. can expect a warmer summer than usual: climatologist
Weather radar services returning to Sask.
Source: William DeKay, Producer.com, February 22, 2018 Environment Canada says farmers should benefit from radar upgrades, which include repairs at Bethune and a facelift at Radisson Saskatchewan’s two weather radars will soon be operational again after being decommissioned for repairs and improvements. The Bethune radar experienced a major radome failure after a windstorm swept through the… Continue reading Weather radar services returning to Sask.
Saskatchewan weather radar 1st in Canada to be upgraded
Source: Ashleigh Mattern, CBC News, November 16, 2017 Radar in Radisson, Sask. to be replaced with state-of-the-art equipment Saskatchewan residents will be getting an upgrade to their weather reports. Environment Canada is installing a new, state-of-the-art radar near Radisson to replace aging equipment — the first such upgrade in Canada. Read full article here…. Image Source: Supplied by Environment Canada… Continue reading Saskatchewan weather radar 1st in Canada to be upgraded