ASSINIBOIA — You may say that the experience of resources like Environment Canada and The Weather Network are your go-to trusted weather forecasting spaces, there are dozens of others that gravitate towards an animal for their winter weather predictions.
It has been touted as unconventional but those who follow this unique, age-old weather forecasting method, analyzing a pig’s spleen, say it seems to be the most accurate at predicting what winter and spring will hold for Saskatchewan residents.
You can find the full description on Facebook under the Pig Spleen Weather Prognostication.
A summary of this full report says 2025 will have a cooler, but wetter first half of the year.
Some temperature swings are predicted but the forecaster also utters words everyone in Saskatchewan wants to hear, “above -average precipitation”.
While winter rain is never an exciting prediction, it is stated that the end of January could see some rain.
This method predicts some good rainfall events just before seeding. A hopeful sign that the soil has a chance of getting back to more normal conditions.
The pig spleen weather predictions are a Pagan tradition, passed down through the generations. It can sound complicated to the average person, however, those who utilize these methods have it down to a science. Each spleen segment represents one month of the year. The theory is, that the pig has an innate sense of what the upcoming winter will be like and a skilled prognosticator can look at the spleen of a mature pig and anticipate what the weather will hold from January to June.
The full Facebook report states there was a lot of fat on the spleens provided. The band of fat representing precipitation, show above average in the first part of winter.
This unorthodox weather forecasting method creates optimism stating that the peak of winter will happen at the end of February, but the snow will persist into March. To pinpoint even more accurate anticipation of what is to come, this report outlines March 21 as a significant rain and snow event.
In closing, PSP, Jeff Woodward, cites in his forecast post, “You are better off to trust Saskatchewan pigs, the window, and luck for your short-term weather forecasts.”
