Kyle Sooley-Brookings
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min read

Spring Outlook 2021

March 1 marks the first day of meteorological spring. The first day of Spring or Vernal Equinox is on March 20 at 5:37 am EDT. Spring makes way for the Summer Solstice on June 20 at 11:32 pm EDT.

Winter in Canada typically begins much sooner than the first day of Winter. It is not uncommon to see snow in November and in some spots in October. Just as Spring doesn't abide by the calendar.

Nevertheless, we have prepared our Spring forecast for 2021. We analyzed both temperatures and precipitation.

Temperatures

Across the eastern half of the country, it looks like we will see temperatures a few degrees above normal, much like this winter was. It will be mostly seasonal across the Prairies. Cooler temperatures are expected in British Columbia and Yukon.

Temperatures

City List:

Atlantic Canada

St. John's Above Normal
Corner Brook Above Normal
Labrador City Above Normal
Sydney Above Normal
Halifax Above Normal
Yarmouth Above Normal
Charlottetown Above Normal
Fredericton Above Normal
Moncton Above Normal
Saint John Above Normal

Quebec and Ontario

Québec Above Normal
Sherbrooke Above Normal
Montréal Above Normal
Ottawa Above Normal
Toronto Near Normal
Windsor Near Normal
Thunder Bay Near Normal

Prairies

Winnipeg Near Normal
Brandon Near Normal
Churchill Near Normal
Regina Near Normal
Saskatoon Near Normal
Key Lake Near Normal
Calgary Near Normal
Red Deer Near Normal
Edmonton Near Normal
Fort McMurray Near Normal

BC & Northern Canada

Vancouver Below Normal
Victoria Below Normal
Kamloops Near Normal
Prince George Below Normal
Whitehorse Below Normal
Yellowknife Below Normal
Iqaluit Above Normal

Precipitation

Most of the country will see near normal precipitation throughout the Spring.