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Changing weather patterns are creating new challenges for farmers, with variations in temperature, rainfall and seasonal conditions affecting agricultural operations. Weather plays an important role throughout the growing season, from planting and crop development to harvesting. Changes in the timing and amount of precipitation can leave fields either too wet or too dry, while periods of unusually warm or cold weather can affect crop growth. Heavy rainfall can delay planting

There is the potential for severe thunderstorms across portions of northwestern and far northern Ontario this afternoon and evening. The most significant threat is near Atikokan and Upsala, where scattered thunderstorms could produce wind gusts of up to 100 km/h, hail up to four centimetres in diameter and torrential downpours producing up to 50 mm of rain. There is also a slight risk of a tornado. Farther east, areas between Lake of the Woods and Lake Nipigon could see wind

A low-pressure system brings significant rainfall to parts of southern Saskatchewan on Sunday and Monday, with some communities recording more than 70 millimetres of rain. Environment Canada released a 36-hour rainfall summary Tuesday morning, covering the period ending at 10 a.m. CDT. The highest reported rainfall totals include: Lucky Lake: 79.4 millimetres Elbow: 73.3 millimetres Yellow Grass: 73.2 millimetres Nipawin: 68.9 millimetres Melfort: 64.1 millimetres Rockglen: 5

Severe thunderstorms moved through southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba on Sunday, bringing torrential rainfall, strong winds and damaging hail to parts of both provinces. Environment Canada reported rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres in several Saskatchewan locations, including 56.5 millimetres at Last Mountain and 55.8 millimetres at HZNMR. Other notable rainfall totals included 31.2 millimetres at Val Marie Southeast, 31.5 millimetres at Broadview, 26 millimetres at Re

A slow-moving low-pressure system tracking south of Nova Scotia is bringing heavy rainfall to parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, with some areas receiving more than 200 millimetres of rain. Environment Canada’s latest weather summaries, issued Sunday, show the heaviest rainfall has been recorded in Cape Breton and eastern Nova Scotia, while significant amounts have also been reported across P.E.I. In Nova Scotia, official weather stations recorded 211.5 millimetre

Hurricane Lowell is turning north toward Hawaii as a powerful Category 3 hurricane, with tropical storm conditions expected to reach Kauai and Niihau by Monday afternoon or evening. The National Weather Service said Sunday that Lowell had maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h, with higher gusts. The hurricane was located about 880 kilometres south-southwest of Lihue and was moving north at about 9 km/h. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Kauai County, including Kauai and