/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3876/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-too-warm-too-soon-canadas-spring-2024-forecast-355912 <p>Most Canadians can look forward to a warmer-than-normal spring, but they should also brace for the season’s "profound mood swings," according to The Weather Network's latest outlook. The forecast predicts that the unusually mild winter seen across much of the country thanks to El Niño conditions will pave the way for even more pleasant weather in the coming weeks, but not without some interruptions.</p> Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:27:24 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 309286 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-canadas-winter-forecast-and-critical-factor-el-nino-353402 <p>El Niño will be a major contributing factor to how the season ahead plays out. El Niño has a reputation for bringing mild winters to much of Canada and it appears that this winter will feature one of the strongest El Niño events on record. So, can we expect a mild winter across the country this year? The answer is not so simple. (<a href="https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/seasonal/canada-2023-2024-winter-forecast-a-look-at-cold-temperatures-possible-polar-vortex-snowfall-amounts-and-el-nino-effect" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Weather Network</a>) <br /></p> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:14:29 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 307518 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-quebec-summer-forecast-calls-heat-humidity-and-severe-thunderstorms-339717 <p>A hot, "unstable and sticky" summer awaits Quebecers, according to The Weather Network, which predicts periods of abundant heat, often followed by severe thunderstorms. This will be the "fifth consecutive summer where temperatures will be above seasonal normals, which has never happened since we started compiling data" in 1942, according to André Monette, chief meteorologist at The Weather Network. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-summer-forecast-calls-for-heat-humidity-and-severe-thunderstorms-1.5925670" target="_blank">CTV News</a>)</p> Tue, 31 May 2022 18:50:52 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288167 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/harnessing-butterfly-effect-254637 <p><span>The atmosphere is so unstable that a butterfly flapping its wings can, famously, change the course of weather patterns. The celebrated “butterfly effect” also means that the reliability of weather forecasts drops sharply beyond 10 days.</span></p> <p> Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:46:07 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24417 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/extreme-weather-east-coast-241365 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:19:12 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 21972 at /newsroom