While its December forecast may have been “busted,” The Weather Network reports that Canada could still see cold and snowy weather between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The recent update from meteorologist Doug Gillham says while seasonal forecasts called for a warmer-than-normal fall and a mild “come-and-go winter,” with above normal temperatures, sandwiched in between were calls for a period of more consistent winter weather for the end of November and the month of December.“That forecast is definitely running off the rails,” Gillham writes. We specifically highlighted that the weeks leading up to Christmas would be more conducive to skiing rather than golf. While I don’t think many people were golfing this past week, the weather during the next seven days will be brutal for skiers.”
Gillham points to a change in the jet stream in mid-November that happened as expected. However, temperatures across northern Canada remained “exceptionally” warm, meaning cold fronts from the north simply knocked temperatures back down to normal……
Source: cbc.ca/news/
