Although the warmer weather and lack of snow is a welcome sight for some people, farmers in the southeast are patiently waiting to see some precipitation. 

After some decent snowfalls earlier in the winter, it's been a mild stretch that has seen a lot of the previous snow melt. It was a warm and dry summer too, and it's starting to worry producers in the area. Dale Paslawski farms near Cedoux and he told Discover Weyburn moisture levels are low. 

"Our moisture levels are extremely low and we're very dry but there's no real concern this time of year. But it would be nice to see some heavy snow more toward the end of March of next year to replenish the soil subsurface and some of our dugouts and sloughs — they're bone dry," Paslawski explained. "I'm more concerned for the cattle guys, a lot of their reservoirs are very low and wells are depleted quite a bit too."

Everyone knows farmers love rain in the springtime and hate it in the fall, but what about in the winter? Just how crucial is seeing piles of snow in the fields at this time of year? 

"It's fairly important for peace of mind of producers. We've got lots of time and I would rather see moisture closer toward spring and just before the ground thaws, so we can fill some of our dugouts. My dugout only has a foot-and-a-half of water in it and it's pretty well frozen to the bottom," Paslawski noted. "Last year you couldn't even tell the rain we got and we grew the best crop we ever have. We are getting some rain, but this time of year all it's going to do is making driving bad."

Paslawski is remaining hopeful we'll see some more of the white stuff in the new year and preferably closer to March. The farmer said even "four or five inches" would go along way in the new year. 

No matter how much you prepare, Paslawski understands that farming ultimately comes down to one thing. 

"We're dryland farmers here in Saskatchewan and moisture is extremely important at the right time of the year. It doesn't matter how much technology you buy if Mother Nature doesn't give you precipitation at the right time. If Mother Nature doesn't help, you're out and it's that simple. We're at the mercy of Mother Nature at all times," he said.

The current forecast isn't calling for snow anytime soon, but the Famer's Almanac thinks we could get an above-average amount in the coming months. Farmers will undoubtedly keep their fingers crossed we see some precipitation in 2019.