
The forecast is “red-flagging” early January in Ontario and Quebec as extra-heavy snowfall is expected, and February will bring blizzard-like conditions to the Maritimes. If you were hoping there might be some improvement by the start of 2021, think again. Authorities also reported a third storm-related death.

The vast majority of the active outages were reported in Quebec. Things will go from bad to worse in the Pacific Province, as incoming storms are also likely to bring even more rain. The small lakefront community in Fort Erie was enveloped in thick ice as a direct result of a winter storm that hit southern Ontario just before Christmas. Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power Friday in eastern Canada two days after a storm left parts of Quebec and Ontario coated in ice, causing tree limbs to break and fall on power lines. The same is expected in western Quebec and Ontario, too. In B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, this will be combined with even more snow than usual. While some provinces will be spared the standard damp, slushy and bitter Canadian winter, others are expected to experience even worse conditions than usual.įor residents of western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and eastern B.C., the forecast is predicting conditions that are “much colder than normal winter temperatures.”

Just when we thought we couldn’t take too much more disappointment this year, the Canadian Farmers' Almanac has released their weather predictions for the winter ahead. James Gilboy, writing at The Drive: Over the week spanning Jan. With more rain, more snow and even colder temperatures expected, you should consider digging out your snuggliest jumper ASAP. Canada's winter weather forecast is out, and conditions are going to get pretty brutal in some regions.

It looks like 2020 has yet another nasty surprise ahead for Canadians.
