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Farmers’ Almanac releases winter forecast

Farmers’ Almanac releases winter forecast

Canada can expect a ‘very, very cold’ winter

By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com

Canada is expected to have a cold winter ahead.

That’s according to the Farmers’ Almanac, which released its winter forecast yesterday.

“What we’re saying for this particular winter is that it’s just basically going to be very, very cold,” Peter Geiger, editor of the almanac, told CTV News Channel yesterday.

The temperatures drop as the forecasts move from the east coast to the west coast.

The 226-year old weather document is projecting cold weather in Atlantic Canada and Quebec, “biting cold” temperatures in Ontario and “teeth-chattering” cold conditions in Western Canada, with the exception of British Columbia, which will receive its usual mix of snow and rain.

“I think the worst is going to be the Prairies,” Geiger said. “We talk about a lot of cold, a lot of snow there.”

Parts of Canada could see winter conditions by November, and “two or three big storms” that impact most of the country could arrive in December.

The coldest part of the 2018-19 winter won’t come until February.

Feb. 12 to 16 could be the worst stretch of winter, and cold weather could linger close to the end of March, Geiger said.

And even snowbirds who escape to the U.S. during the winter months could be faced with cold weather.

“You cannot escape to Florida,” Geiger warned. “I think we even talk about a frost in April down in Louisiana.”

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