The first day of winter, the shortest day of the year is Wednesday, December 21, this year. But that doesn’t mean that the cold, snowy will wait until than. When will the temperatures start to drop?
Are there any big snowstorms predicted to hit before the solstice? What is the winter weather forecast for 2022-23?
Based on our winter weather forecasts, the winter season will be quite stormy for most regions. An active storm track will travel across eastern North America, running from the western Gulf of Mexico to the northeast – across New England region of the US and up into the Maritime Provinces.
This means that places to the south and east of the storm track the Maritimes will see a good number of cold and storms filled with snow, ice and rain. Areas north and west of this active track- Labrador, Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, and the Great Lakes- will more than not will see winters precipitation fall as snow, and sometimes a lot of it.
The last part of January looks quite stormy. A decent amount of snow is expected in Ontario, Quebec, January 20-23 and the Prairie Provinces January 24-2. In February, especially for eastern Areas there’s a possible Nor’easter that may drop as much as 30- 60 centimeters or 12- 24 inches of snow in some areas just after Ground Hog Day.
The big shakeup this winter season will be frigid temperatures that will flow into many areas – especially the Rockies and Prairie. During January, Canadians may see one of the coldest arctic out break in recent years.
Courtesy St.John’s NL Weather.