(Montreal) Some alpine ski trails are now open in Quebec and winter sports enthusiasts should be delighted with MétéoMédia’s short-term forecast, which expects a first half of winter favorable to sliding sports. However, after Christmas, “the mild temperatures will temporarily forget winter at times.”
According to MétéoMédia, heavy snowfall is expected in Quebec and Ontario in the coming weeks.
Quebecers can hope for a white Christmas according to André Monette, meteorology department head at MétéoMédia.
“The odds are good this year, it would be bad luck to see significant warmth before Christmas” indicated André Monette, specifying “that due to an active corridor very present in the St. Lawrence Valley, several storms are expected. “.
He invites citizens to pay particular attention to daily forecasts when the weather and road conditions will change quickly and suddenly.
Temperatures above seasonal norms
La Niña, a climatic phenomenon that cools the waters of the Pacific Ocean, is expected to bring colder temperatures to western Canada and the northern United States, but from the mild southwestern United States to Quebec.
“Quebec will experience a comfortable winter sheltered from long periods of ice,” André Monette told The Canadian Press.
Temperatures above seasonal norms can be expected in Quebec and Ontario, particularly in January and February, a period that will be favorable to sleet, freezing rain and the presence of slush.
Elsewhere in Canada
British Columbia and the Prairies are expected to experience sub-normal temperatures during the winter with the repeated presence of the polar vortex, according to The Weather Network.
The Maritime provinces “will benefit from a mild season sheltered from coastal storms”.
The MétéoMédia specifies that there should be less precipitation than usual “for those regions which are normally subject to severe disturbances during the winter. ”