Glacier FarmMedia – Warmer than normal temperatures are to be expected across most of Canada over the next three months, according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment and Climate Change Canada as of April 30.
The government agency called for a 40 to 60 per cent chance of above normal temperatures from May through July across most of the three Prairie provinces, with only a small area of southern Alberta forecast to see normal temperatures. The likelihood of warmer than normal temperatures is even higher in the rest of the country, especially in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.
Precipitation is expected to be normal across most of the agricultural areas of the country during the period, aside from parts of southcentral Alberta where there’s a probability of above normal precipitation. Central British Columbia and most of Labrador also have a chance of experiencing above normal precipitation, while the far north of Saskatchewan and Alberta could be on the dry side.
—Phil Franz-Warkentin is an associate editor/analyst with MarketsFarm in Winnipeg.