LAKELAND - A staple in many households over the years, the newest edition of the Old Farmer's Almanac has released its annual prediction on what kind of weather Canadians can expect over the winter months.
"Most Canadians should be prepared for a typically chilled season—but with bouts of 'sneaky cold',” according to information from The Old Farmer's Almanac.
“Frosty, frigid, freezing... however you say ‘cold,’ that’s what’s in store for most Canadians this winter,” says Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac Canadian Edition. “But as an added ‘bonus,’ we also expect a number of unusual mini-deep-freezes throughout many parts of the country, which will sneak up and surprise with their intensity.”
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been predicting weather with 80 per cent accuracy for 231 years.
The 2023 prediction says winter will arrive early, with cold temperatures dropping down from the Yukon and northern Alberta to settle in across the Prairies and into southern Ontario and southwest Quebec.
"By mid- to late November 2022, icebox conditions will arrive—to likely worsen as the season progresses. For example, in January, temperatures on the Prairies will average seven degrees Celsius below normal," according to a media release from the Old Farmer's Almanac.
While temperatures throughout the rest of Canada will be normal or close to normal, it doesn't mean those areas will be spared. Several major snowstorms are predicted for southern Quebec and Atlantic Canada, with the first likely arriving in November of 2022.
Much of Ontario will also see its share of snow, "while the southern portions of the Prairies and most of British Columbia will sometimes be more wet than white, with sleet and freezing rain more prevalent than usual."
As for the summer od 2023, a warm, rainy season is predicted for a large section of western Canada, including all of Alberta.
