 [START_ENT] Prairies [END_ENT] saw no frost Monday , none rest of week .  WINNIPEG 1996-08-26  Canada 's Prairies saw no frost on Monday morning and none was expected anywhere on the grainbelt until late in the Labour Day long weekend , Environment Canada said .  " Apparently , we 're home free for the rest of the week .  We 're not calling for any frost until after the weekend when it starts to cool off in northwestern Alberta after the weekend probably Monday or Tuesday , " meteorologist Gerald Machnee told Reuters .  Sprague , Manitoba , on the Minnesota border was the cold spot of the Prairies Monday morning at 4.0 Celsius ( 39.2 F ) .  Temperatures at ground level can be 2.0 to 5.0 Celsius lower than at chest level depending on windspeed , sky conditions and ground surface moisture .  Freezing occurs at 0 Celsius ( 32.0 F ) .  North Battleford , Sask .  , reported a low of 5.0 Celsius ( 41.0 F ) and Grande Prairie , Alta .  , in the Peace River Valley reported 7.0 Celsius ( 44.6 F ) .  Machnee dismissed talk of frost Wednesday by proponents of the " full moon , frost soon " school of thought .  Lows on August 28 across the Prairies should range from 8.0 to 12.0 Celsius with highs around 30.0 Celsius .  -- Gilbert Le Gras 204 947 3548
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saw no frost Monday , none rest of week .  WINNIPEG 1996-08-26  Canada 's Prairies saw no frost on Monday morning and none was expected anywhere on the grainbelt until late in the Labour Day long weekend , Environment Canada said .  " Apparently , we 're home free for the rest of the week .  We 're not calling for any frost until after the weekend when it starts to cool off in northwestern Alberta after the weekend probably Monday or Tuesday , " meteorologist Gerald Machnee told Reuters .  Sprague , Manitoba , on the Minnesota border was the cold spot of the Prairies Monday morning at 4.0 Celsius ( 39.2 F ) .  Temperatures at ground level can be 2.0 to 5.0 Celsius lower than at chest level depending on windspeed , sky conditions and ground surface moisture .  Freezing occurs at 0 Celsius ( 32.0 F ) .  North Battleford , Sask .  , reported a low of 5.0 Celsius ( 41.0 F ) and Grande Prairie , Alta .  , in the Peace River Valley reported 7.0 Celsius ( 44.6 F ) .  Machnee dismissed talk of frost Wednesday by proponents of the " full moon , frost soon " school of thought .  Lows on August 28 across the Prairies should range from 8.0 to 12.0 Celsius with highs around 30.0 Celsius .  -- Gilbert Le Gras 204 947 3548
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