Much to many Saskatchewan residents’ dismay, we have not seen the last of winter yet.
That’s from meteorologist Michael Carter with The Weather Network, which just released its 2025 Canadian Spring Forecast this morning. Carter says the balmy temperatures we’re currently experiencing is what social media has often dubbed ‘fake spring’.
“We are not totally done with winter, I’m sorry to say, even though we are well into the month of March at this point. We do have a little bit more cold air to tango with… Spring this year doesn’t really have a big driver to bring that warmer air in in a big substantial way early in the season, so it will be a little bit back and forth, a little bit non-committal.”
The rest of March and April are expected to be on the colder side of seasonal, however, Carter says every month, there will be a significant increase in what the average daytime highs are.
“In the month of March, for example in Saskatoon, the normal daytime high is right around that freezing mark, actually below zero. Minus 0.3 is the normal daytime high for March. By April, that has climbed up into the low teens, 11 degrees, and by the time we’re into May, you should consistently be seeing those temperatures in the upper teens around the 18-degree mark.”
May should bring warmer-than-normal temperatures, which could transition into an early summer.
When it comes to precipitation, Carter says the month of June typically brings the most precipitation for Saskatchewan, which is no different this year. March looks relatively dry, but an increase of moisture in April and May will mean near-normal levels of precipitation for Saskatchewan this spring.
However, Carter says they will monitor some dry conditions that are expected to develop south of the border.
“Across the U.S. plains, into the Dakotas and Montana, some of those dry conditions may begin to creep up onto our side of the border at times this season, but for the most part it is no major concern.”
However, he assures that there are no major concerns for drought.
