You’ll need a bigger shovel, Météo Média suggests in winter forecast

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Be prepared for a “harsh, tenacious and stormy” winter to settle in Quebec, Meteormedia said in its long-range forecast released Tuesday.

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“We expect a lot of storms because the St. Lawrence Valley corridor is so active,” said André Monet, chief meteorologist at Météo Média, as a series of storm-filled weather systems hit Quebec. He added that the cold could prevail because of this.

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Monet’s “lively corridor” is the zone between the “cold dome” of western Canada and the “calmness” expected on the east coast of the United States. These components help create a system that brings snow and heavy rain to Quebec.

“That’s where the low pressure system travels. This is really the highway for the low pressure system, and there’s a risk of more low pressure systems along the St. Lawrence Valley than normal,” Monnett said. , pointed out that Quebecers “need to be ready to shovel with a shovel” this winter. In some areas it has already happened.

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Monette says it’s quite possible to have a white Christmas “unless the rain ruins the party.”

Expect the first half of winter to be cold and snowy, and the second half to be mild and warm.

Ontario, like Quebec, is along Monnet’s Low Pressure “Highway” and expects cold weather and storms.

Cooler-than-normal temperatures are expected in the Prairie, and multiple blizzards are expected in the Rocky Mountains.

But thanks to unusually mild weather over the Atlantic, Maritimes can expect a more pleasant winter.

MétéoMédia advises the general public to pay attention to the daily forecast over the next few weeks as weather (and road conditions) can change suddenly.