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After a particularly cold and snowy winter, we are starting to move into slightly warmer temperatures which means the possibility for light showers.
According to Environment Canada, we are going to see a system move through the region this week – the type of precipitation? That will be determined by the temperature as we hover around a daytime high of 0 degrees Celsius.
Environment Canada Meteorologist Gerald Chang commented on the amount of snow we currently have, “I do know how much is on the ground right now and that’s around 40cm.”
“The average for March should be around 23cm and compared to last year, we had trace [amounts of snow], so certainly, quite a big difference from last year,” he continued.
We received a fair amount of snow over the weekend, approximately 8cm according to Environment Canada.
As for this week, Chang explained what we may see, “Well, I think we will have to keep a watchful eye on the few disturbances that are coming through the region, especially Tuesday and Wednesday.”
He added, “Right now if we look at the temperature forecast, we are talking about the seasonal range. Our seasonal high should be around 0 degrees Celsius, but if we look at the weeklong forecast, our daytime high should be above 0 degrees Celsius.”
When asked about the possibility of rain, Chang said “Well, anytime there are disturbances moving through, we have to take a look at the temperatures because it is the temperatures that determine what type of precipitation we are going to get.”
He continued, “Given the fact that we are looking at daytime highs above normal, then you know that the chance of showers is certainly possible. Right now, we do see that on Tuesday and Wednesday.”
Snow is not, however, out of the picture, Chang concluded by saying, “If you look at the nighttime lows, you know we can hover around 0 degrees Celsius, but our normal nighttime lows should be around –11 degrees Celsius – so snow is still possible.”