Welcome to the Saskatchewan Environmental Heatmaps, developed through a partnership between Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and TerraVision360.
These maps provide weather-based insights to support producers and agronomists across Saskatchewan, with a focus on forecasted key environmental and climate conditions. Using data from a 20 km grid of virtual weather stations with hourly inputs (sourced from IBM/The Weather Company), the system generates regularly updated maps that evaluate how recent and forecasted weather conditions influence environmental risk factors.
Environmental and climate heatmaps are provided in parallel to support broader agronomic decisions and general crop management under variable weather conditions.
Due to pulse crops maturing and pre-harvest interval restrictions, the window for fungicide application is generally past. Maps will focus only on climate for the remainder of the season.
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Temperature Maps: Agronomist Notes
- Warm temperatures and frost-free nights will keep harvest moving across Saskatchewan, with good drying conditions for peas, lentils, chickpeas, faba beans, and soybeans.
- Most pulse crop acres are maturing, so the current weather is helping reduce seed moisture and improve combining conditions.
- Fields that are still tough or uneven should see continued dry down, helping producers finish desiccating later-seeded acres.
Precipitation Map: Agronomist Notes
- Forecasted rainfall may create short harvest delays, particularly in parts of south-central and southeastern Saskatchewan where accumulations are expected to be highest.
- Every rainfall event increases the risk of pea bleaching and quality loss in mature pulse crops that remain standing.
Growing Degree Days Map: Agronomist Notes
- Heat accumulation has been sufficient to bring the majority of Saskatchewan pulse crops to maturity, with harvest generally furthest advanced in southern regions.
- Additional GDDs are now helping dry crops down and improve harvestability.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these maps, weather-driven models are inherently uncertain, and forecasts may not be 100% precise. All outputs are based on conditions at the time of modeling and are subject to change as weather patterns evolve.
These maps are intended to serve as general decision-support tools only. They should not be relied upon as the sole basis for disease management, spray decisions, or other operational actions. Disease development and crop outcomes may be influenced by local environmental conditions, crop management practices, varietal susceptibility, and other factors not captured in the models. Users are strongly encouraged to verify risk through field scouting, on-site observations, and consultation with qualified agronomic advisors. For disease-specific decisions, refer to additional resources such as fungicide decision support tools and field-level risk assessments.
Information provided through these disease risk and environmental maps are offered to the public FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The map creators and collaborating organizations assume no liability for decisions made or actions taken based on the use of this information.