Warmer Prairie weather forecast heading into spring

Agricultural regions of Western Canada are forecast to see warmer than normal temperatures over the next three months, according to the latest long-range outlook from Environment and Climate Change Canada released Jan. 31.

Prairies

The seasonal weather maps call for a 40 to 50 per cent chance of above normal temperatures from Manitoba through British Columbia from February through April.

Normal precipitation is expected in Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan, with a 40 per cent chance of above normal precipitation in the rest of Saskatchewan and most agricultural regions of Alberta.

Eastern Canada

Below normal temperatures are forecast for agricultural regions of southern Ontario and Quebec through April. Nova Scotia is also forecast to be on the cooler side, while parts of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island could be warmer.

Normal precipitation is forecast in Ontario, while most agricultural regions of Quebec and through the Maritime provinces have a 40 to 50 per cent chance of below normal precipitation.