Weather Network predicts a mild autumn
Lots of time to enjoy outdoors, fall foliage, expert reports
Canadians can expect to enjoy a full and mild fall season with a steady transition to winter over the next two months, The Weather Network forecasts.
“Our forecast team at The Weather Network is seeing this fall as less of a roller-coaster ride than we normally see as we go from summer into winter,” said The Weather Network’s chief meteorologist, Chris Scott. “There’s going to be a pretty good amount of time to go hiking and do activities outdoors.”
Scott broke down the fall forecast for each region in Canada:
Ontario and Quebec
Scott said temperatures will be warmer than average, and there will be fewer storms than normal and fewer rainy days. He said seeing the leaves turn fall colours will be delayed.
“We will not see a wild November, which can sometimes happen in this part of the country,” he said.
British Columbia
Scott said warmer than normal temperatures are forecast for mid and late fall. Precipitation will belightly below normal, which could affect snowfall, he said.
The Prairies
October should bring milder weather and drier than normal conditions across southern Alberta, with near to slightly below normal precipitation anticipated elsewhere in the prairies, including Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Atlantic Canada
He said there may be extended periods of dry weather, but the region can still expect near normal precipitation “in bunches.”
“This is because we might get a tropical system like what we’re watching with hurricane Florence and the remnants of those systems that come through,” said Scott.
Northern Canada
Yukon and the Northwest Territories will get warmer than average temperatures, but Nunavut will be colder than normal.