An unsettled pattern in the Prairies can only be good news for fire danger

Great news when it comes to the wildfire risk. Across at least southern parts of the Prairies we have a stalled low pressure system and another one coming in early next week that’s going to benefit the area with bringing rainfall and whether you want it or not snowfall. That’s going to be continuing throughout the Thursday afternoon time period into the evening hours. Notice though there’s some rain mixing in as that counterclockwise flow around the low ushers in milder air and and really tropical moisture down from the Deep South of the United States, another system. Now on Monday looking to bring some hefty rainfall amounts as well. So if we just run out the long term rainfall where we really need it of course in Northern Alberta and Northern Sask, we’re not going to get it, but we will take it where we can. And again this has been a favorable pattern even in the last week or so and I’m going to show you what it’s already done for the fire risk situation. The other thing that this is going to do this low pressure system Thursday and Friday is it’s going to draw in some very chilly air in fact models. Are picking up Southeastern, Alberta, Southwestern Sass and anywhere from 10 to 15° below your seasonal norm. So cold, wet, snowy, rainy and cold. There we go. So Regina, only five is your daytime high on Friday. That’s about 13° below where you should be. So are we done with the snow? Not likely. Again, most of this will change over to rain when it does fall in the next couple of days, but we are looking at some snow in the long range models. But here’s the good news. This was just a week ago. The fire danger rating, especially down through Southeastern Alberta, of course British Columbia and SASS. Now we roll this ahead to basically Thursday, May 2nd. Look at that low. Is the blue color widespread low. Some don’t even have a fire danger rating issued. So all going in the right direction.