The southeast has been feeling some unseasonable warmth ever since the cold snap evaporated back in February and we're set to see even warmer temperatures soon. That'll include temperatures scraping by double-digit positives by the beginning of next week.
Environment Canada Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says that we'll see a nice and oceanic, almost tropical, breeze coming through.
"So we're just going to get some warm Pacific air over the southern prairies. This means systems are going to track well North of Southern Saskatchewan, so that's bringing in some warm air to the prairies, and so we are going to see temperatures climb back up to above freezing."
That'll promote a good bit of melting over the start of next week, following up some lighter snowfalls earlier this week.
However, Desjardins doesn't expect the early start to spring to last long.
"It's going to be just a couple days. It looks like beyond the end of the weekend, beyond Monday, we're gonna see temperatures dip back down to below 0. So it looks like by no means a deep freeze, but in the -5° range just slightly below 0 to start next week off."
Unlike spring, we'll also have ice to deal with during the warm period as overnight temperatures will be in the negatives.
Desjardins reminds people ice can accrue on roadways even as the daytime temperatures are warm.
"Definitely take precautions to avoid icy roads, especially in the morning when things haven't heated up for the day."
The skies are looking to be mostly clear through the warm-up, complementing what's looking like a break from the winter blues.