The Winter Forecast

Love it or hate it, winter is coming. Winter officially arrives Saturday, December 21, at 4:21 a.m. EST. Living in Canada, we know that winter weather tends to arrive earlier, with several regions of our country already recording significant amounts of snow.

Temperature

We expect most of Canada to experience above normal temperatures with the exception of northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and most of Saskatchewan. In these areas, temperatures will be near normal.

CITY FORECAST

St. John's: Above Normal

Halifax: Above Normal

Charlottetown: Above Normal

Fredericton: Above Normal

Quebec City: Above Normal

Montreal: Above Normal

Ottawa: Above Normal

Toronto: Above Normal

Thunder Bay: Near Normal

Winnipeg: Near Normal

Regina: Near Normal

Saskatoon: Near Normal

Calgary: Above Normal

Edmonton: Above Normal

Vancouver: Above Normal

Prince George: Above Normal

Whitehorse: Above Normal

Yellowknife: Above Normal

Iqaluit: Above Normal

Precipitation

The eastern half of the country can expect to see near normal amounts of precipitation except the Avalon Peninsula, where we expect precipitation to be slightly above normal. The western half of Canada will see above normal precipitation.

CITY FORECAST

St. John's: Above Normal

Halifax: Near Normal

Charlottetown: Near Normal

Fredericton: Near Normal

Quebec City: Near Normal

Montreal: Near Normal

Ottawa: Near Normal

Toronto: Near Normal

Thunder Bay: Above Normal

Winnipeg: Above Normal

Regina: Above Normal

Saskatoon: Above Normal