Moose Jaw and the majority of southern Saskatchewan is coming out of a dry fall, which led to a dry winter, and now a dry spring.

In fact, last winter was the ninth driest in history for Moose Jaw.

Farmers are hoping for more rain in the near future, but according to meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Terri Lang, they're not expecting much anytime soon.

"We're in the type of pattern where we're getting some storms moving through, but they're not bringing a lot of moisture, unfortunately, just spits and spats here and there. We still have lots of spring to come though, and hopefully, we see some more of those moisture-bearing storms come through."

As for the temperature, it's been a little all over the place this spring. We started out with some fairly warm weather, followed by two winter storms, and just this week we're predicted to creep back up into the high-teens/low 20's.

The average high for this time of year according to Lang is +15, with the average nighttime low being +1. Though things are set to warm up, there's still the possibility of frost.

"The average last frost is May 24 which tells us that we have almost a month left where frost is possible," says Lang, "It goes with the rule of thumb for people planting, to wait until after the May long weekend to plant, it's because of that particular stat."

Lang says spring in the prairies is typically a back-and-forth battle between cool and warm temperatures, and this year is no different.