OAKVILLE, ON – Snow tires and ice scrapers will be back in fashion this winter with The Weather Network's meteorologists predicting a return to “normal” winter weather conditions.
Unlike last winter, the upcoming season will be more in line with a typical Canadian winter. Alternating patterns of fair and stormy conditions are expected throughout the season, meaning Canadians can look for stretches of calm weather followed by a winter storm. The Weather Network says it wouldn't be unusual to see temperatures higher in Yukon than Southern Ontario on occasion this winter.
"We are likely to get more of a winter this year than what Mother Nature delivered last year, but it won't necessarily be brutal either," said Chris Scott, Director of Meteorology with The Weather Network. “Last winter's tame conditions were unusual; whereas this year it's unlikely your snowbrushes and shovels will have a chance to collect dust."
Western Canada Winter
Precipitation across Western Canada is expected to be near normal from British Columbia through to the Manitoba/Ontario border. Western Nunavut is anticipated to be the only exception where conditions are on tap to be drier than normal. Much of the northern Prairies and Northwest Territories are likely to experience below normal temperatures; all other regions are forecast to have near normal temperatures.
Eastern Canada Winter
Most areas east of the Manitoba/Ontario border can look for near normal conditions throughout the winter months. Canadians in Atlantic Canada can anticipate a winter with above normal precipitation and temperatures due to an active storm track along the jet stream.
