MarketsFarm — Warmer than normal temperatures are expected across nearly all of Canada this winter, with average precipitation for most of the agricultural areas of the Prairies.
The latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment Canada, released Tuesday, calls for a 40 per cent chance of above-normal temperatures from November through January across most of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with an even higher probability of warmer weather across the rest of the country. Only a small pocket of southern Saskatchewan was not forecast to experience above-normal temperatures.
Longer-range outlooks going into February/March/April call a high probability of warmer temperatures for all of Canada.
Precipitation is expected to be normal across most of the country heading into the winter months, with a drier bias in northern Saskatchewan and parts of the Peace River region.
