The average temperature for this time of year is 1 C. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

weather update

Forecast for La Ronge calling for warmer than normal November and December

Nov 2, 2021 | 2:16 PM

October in La Ronge was the sixth warmest out of 56 years of record keeping.

“I would say this was certainly a warmer than normal October and I would say what contributed to that was a lack of big powerful systems swinging through the Prairies,” Climate Change and Environment Canada Meteorologist Sara Hoffman. “We did have some storms, but nothing like I know we can get this time of year and that was in part due to a warmer than normal air mass that was over the area.”

On average, October had a 2.6 C departure from normal temperatures, which is -1 C for this time of year. In the Arctic, Hoffman explained the difference was even more extreme with Nunavut breaking 130 daytime temperature records at 27 stations.

“We depend on these cold temperatures over the Arctic to sort of drive our fall weather and set up winter,” she said. “If they are missing in the North, then we can’t really get those powerful storms that bring about the snow and the cold weather.”

Hoffman noted above normal temperatures will persist in the coming weeks with November and December expected to be warmer than normal. Tuesday is forecasted to reach a daytime high of 3 C with an overnight low of -8 C. Wednesday will also be sunny with a high of 3 C and Thursday is expected to reach 6 C.

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On Friday, there’s a 40 per cent chance of flurries or rain showers with a high of 5 C.

“There’s a slight chance of snow maybe at the end of this week for the La Ronge area, but it wouldn’t be much further south than La Ronge,” Hoffman said. “There is a potential that system could go just to the North of you, so there’s maybe that slight chance Friday, but besides that what I can see in the week there’s not a good chance of snow.”

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

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