Accuweather meteorologist Brett Anderson says there is low risk for early freeze in autumn which is good news for farmers. But he acknowledges that the exact timing of a first frost is tricky to pinpoint this far out. Accuweather has released its fall forecast.

Anderson says there is a potential for earlier than usual snowfall in the Canadian Rockies of eastern British Columbia but across farming areas of the prairies, the weather pattern is predicted to favour a fairly normal harvest. He adds that the coldest shots of air this fall, and the bulk of storms, will be too far to the northwest to cut the farming season short.

Harvest is already underway in some parts of the province. Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report shows fall seeded crops, peas and lentils are being combined in southern and west-central regions.

Accuweather confirms what Saskatchewan residents have experienced this year, that the fire season across Canada has been well below average.

As of early August there have been just over 25-hundred fires in Canada and the 10 year average is about 4,000. And total acreage burned so far this year is only 10% of the 10 year average.

Accuweather projects fire activity to remain below normal through early fall for the country as a whole. In Saskatchewan as of today (fri) there are no wildfires burning. The province has had 106 wildfires to date in 2020 and the five year average is 376.