Expect a mild but stormy winter, predicts MéteoMédia

Expect heavy snowfall for the next several weeks.

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Winter sports fans can expect to have an active December, according to a short-term forecast issued by the meteorological network MétéoMédia, but things will go downhill, and not in a good way, after Christmas, where “mild temperatures They will make winter temporarily forgotten. “

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According to MétéoMédia, Quebec and Ontario can expect heavy snowfall for the next several weeks, essentially guaranteeing a White Christmas.

“The chances are looking good this year,” said chief meteorologist André Monette, adding that a “very active” weather corridor in the San Lorenzo Valley will make the area likely to experience a series of snow storms.

Monette also warned motorists to pay attention to daily forecasts because weather and road conditions could change suddenly and quickly.

La Niña, the weather phenomenon that causes the waters of the Pacific Ocean to cool, will cause colder temperatures in western Canada and the northern United States. It is expected to cause a milder wave of weather in the southwestern United States and as far as Quebec.

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“Quebec will have a comfortable winter protected from long periods of freezing,” Monette said.

Above-average temperatures are expected in Quebec and Ontario, particularly during January and February, making drizzle, freezing rain, and sleet a daily occurrence in the regions.

British Columbia and the Prairies can expect lower than normal temperatures due to the repeated presence of a polar vortex, while the Maritime ones will benefit from “a mild season sheltered from coastal storms.”

MétéoMédia points out that there will be less rainfall than usual in “those regions that tend to experience major meteorological disturbances during the course of winter.”