Normal temperatures, precipitation for most of Prairies
Ontario in similar situation
Environment Canada's map showing the liklihood of spring temperatures across the country (Environment Canada)
Environment Canada's map showing the liklihood of spring temperatures across the country (Environment Canada
By WeatherFarm
WINNIPEG, April 4 (WeatherFarm) – With spring here, the bulk of the Canadian Prairies has been projected to have normal temperatures from April to June, according to three-month outlook from Environment Canada.
The agency published its outlook maps on Thursday, March 31.
The outlook for outer fringes of the region in northern and southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba are expected to a 40 to 50 per cent chance of above normal temperatures, along with a pocket spanning the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary.
To the east, most of the growing regions of Ontario are in the same boat. However, there is a wide belt that begins in Minnesota that stretches across to southern Quebec and into Atlantic Canada that’s likely to have a 50 to 60 per cent chance of above normal temperatures. Within that belt areas that are projected to have upwards to a 90 per cent of such temperatures.
As for precipitation, the vast majority of the Prairies should have normal levels. There is a stretch along the Saskatchewan-Alberta border facing a 40 to 50 per cent likelihood of below normal precipitation.
In Ontario, the southern-most fringe of the province has a 40 to 50 per cent chance of above normal precipitation, as do small parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia along the shores of the Bay of Fundy.
