MarketsFarm — Colder-than-normal temperatures are in the long-range forecast across Western Canada over the next three months, while much of Eastern Canada should be warmer.
The latest seasonal forecast from Environment Canada, released Friday, calls for a 50 to 90 per cent chance of below-normal temperatures from January through March for the four western provinces.
Meanwhile, in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, the probability of above-normal temperatures ranges from 40 to 70 per cent in the southern regions, while northern Ontario, northern Quebec and Labrador could see below normal temperatures.
As far as precipitation is concerned, most of the agricultural regions of the country are forecast to see a slightly above normal probability of precipitation, with only a few pockets of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta expected to see normal moisture.
