It appears a La Nina weather pattern is going to mean more snow this winter in this part of Northern Ontario.
That’s according to the Weather Network, as they released their winter seasonal forecast today.
Brad Rousseau, a Weather Network Meteorologist, says we are trending above seasonal in terms of precipitation wise including snow.
“Essentially what we are looking at is we are trending into a La Nina pattern so down in the Pacific Ocean right, ocean water temperatures are trending into a La Nina pattern so what that means for us is more of an active storm track through the Great Lakes Basin across the Northeastern part of North America, so because of that active storm track that’s why we are expecting kind of above normal precipitation amounts including snow,” explained Rousseau.
Rousseau says that will also mean temperatures should be typical for the winter of 2018.
“Temperature-wise we are looking like we will stay near and in your neck of the woods you could hit just below seasonal so we are thinking near or just below seasonal in terms of temperatures,” he said.
“So winter enthusiasts it is looking like a good year for snowmobiling and all that fun stuff and hopefully you can get a decent ice pack out on the lake as well and get some ice fishing done in there too.”
Rousseau expects the rest of November to be up and down with some mild days trimming down the weekend snowfall.
“It is looking like over the next week into the end of November kind of see-saw weather pattern and a milder trend to come and then back down to normal and another warmup on the weekend,” said Rousseau.
“Late November into December it should start to trend cooler than normal, so if there is not too much melting, the snow could potentially stay there.”
Rousseau adds that traditional snow belt areas like Muskoka could see more snow due to the combination of the La Nina pattern and the fact that the Great Lakes water temperatures are warmer than normal.
"Warmer waters on Great Lakes will likely mean more snow for the snow belts such as the Muskoka area," he said.
