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By Ronald Quaroni

March Intro

Environment Canada predicts diverse forecast in early parts of March

Mar 2, 2020 | 11:35 AM

The March forecast is a bit of a mixed bag.

Environment Canada is predicting a warmer than average month, with mild temperatures to start and a blast of cold this upcoming weekend.

“The month of March is usually quite a month of ups and downs. Big temperatures swings and heavier snow falls, we tend to get our heaviest snow falls in the spring and fall,” Meteorologist Terri Lang told paNOW. “We know that March can be quite a changeable month and people should expect that. We know it can get really cold, but we know it can also get very mild.”

Temperatures are expected to hover above or at 0 C for the better part of this week. Despite the mild weather, Lang warned March temperatures can change very quickly.

“I think we’re all sick of winter and we want it to be over, but people should still be prepared to be driving. Check the highway hotline before heading out, especially anywhere in the province,” she said.

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A chance of snow will hang over P.A. and area Monday and Tuesday, but Lang is predicting snow by mid-week.

“There’s a good chance you’re going to see snow on Wednesday, but different weather models say different things and different meteorologists look at those models differently,” Lang noted.

Looking back at February, residents may be surprised the overall monthly mean temperature of -14.2 C fell below the 30-year average -13.8 C.

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Ron.quaroni@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @RonaldQuaroni