{"id":10276,"date":"2018-02-26T14:12:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T19:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/?p=10276"},"modified":"2018-02-26T14:12:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T19:12:39","slug":"ontario-in-store-for-a-stormier-colder-march-before-spring-arrives-forecasters-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/canada\/ontario-in-store-for-a-stormier-colder-march-before-spring-arrives-forecasters-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario in store for a stormier, colder March before spring arrives, forecasters say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Weather Network is warning that spring temperatures may come later than expected for much of Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n

Spring will arrive a little late and showcase rather volatile weather this year, one of Canada\u2019s most high-profile forecasters predicted Monday.<\/p>\n

In its spring outlook, the Weather Network said temperatures across much of the country will skew colder through March and early April before eventually warming up toward the end of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpring tends to be a season where we get a lot of volatility, a lot of ups and downs with our weather, because after all, we\u2019re going from winter to summer,\u201d said chief meteorologist Chris Scott. \u201cIt\u2019s not a straight line. There\u2019s always a bit of a bumpy road to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s season will see more swings in weather than usual, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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British Columbia in particular will have a cooler spring than usual, Scott said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won\u2019t see that kind of early bursting of spring that we sometimes get through the south of B.C.,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Prairies will also have to contend with temperatures lower than they\u2019re used to for March and early April, but that, in combination with minimal snowpack, reduces the risk of flooding during the eventual thaw, Scott said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Moving east to Ontario and Quebec, Scott said that while temperatures rose in February, they\u2019re expected to swing back down over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think that winter has at least one more show to come, maybe even two,\u201d he said. \u201cMarch looks to be an even stormier month than we often see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether those storms come in the form of snow, ice or rain depends entirely on the day, Scott said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t pin down those details until we get within a week of a given storm system,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Atlantic Canada has had a relatively mild winter thus far \u2014 but that could change, Scott said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve hardly seen any snow this winter in St. John\u2019s. It\u2019s been a very tame winter this year by Newfoundlanders\u2019 standards,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is not over, though. We expect likely the biggest snowstorms yet to come in March and even into April in parts of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, too, can expect nor\u2019easters.<\/p>\n

But in spite of the \u201cbumpy road,\u201d Scott said Canadians shouldn\u2019t give up the hope of warm temperatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will get there eventually,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone will get their spring weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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