Brace yourselves, Saskatchewan: a “Super El Niño” is brewing in the Pacific, and it’s coming for our winter.
Forecasters are watching equatorial ocean temperatures skyrocket toward record levels. For the Prairies, this usually signals a significantly milder, warmer winter ahead. That means fewer weeks trapped in -40°C deep freezes and a much higher chance of slush, freezing rain, and bare pavement when we’d normally be shoveling three feet of snow.
Before you go selling your snowblower, keep in mind there is a catch. Less winter snowfall means a lighter snowpack to melt come spring, leaving farmers nervously eyeing subsoil moisture levels ahead of planting season.
So enjoy the break on your heating bill, keep the windshield washer fluid stocked for slush, and maybe hold off on buying that brand-new pair of parkas just yet.
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