If you enjoyed the record breaking winter of 2013-2014, you might find this season’s outlook boring.
In a report released on Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Detroit is predicting a drier and rather normal winter for southeast Michigan. The outlook, which examines weather conditions between December and February, will also reflect what Windsor can expect for those months.
According to the report, temperatures in December will be near normal, with slightly colder conditions creeping into the forecast in the latter two months.
“Cold anomalies are forecast to be greatest during the latter half of winter due to increasing northwest flow over southeast Michigan,” the report reads. “Thus, December temperatures are the most likely to be closest to normal.”
Snowfall is anticipated to be in line with what our region normally sees.
“Increasing northwest flow generally favours deflection of the largest snowstorms to our east. Conditions are expected to evolve toward a drier-than-normal pattern”
However, NWS states that an active clipper can still result in normal snowfall amounts.
This past winter season broke the record books for Windsor-Essex. According to Environment Canada, it was the coldest winter for December and January since 1978/1979. Windsor also broke the record for the snowiest winter with over 225.5 centimetres of the white stuff.
If predictions from the Canadian weather authority are true, Windsor and Essex County could see its first sign of winter with snow in the forecast on Saturday and Sunday.
