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No more blob or El Nino, so expect a normal winter

But meteorologist says fall should be warmer than usual
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While it won't be as warm as last year, winter 2016-2017 should be about average, says a meteorologist with Environment Canada. But September and October is expected to be a bit warmer than usual. File photo.

The Pacific Blob is gone. So, too, is El Nino. 

For Sudburians, that means a repeat of last year's relatively balmy winter is likely not in the cards. But Desjanelle Matthews, severe weather meteorologist with Environment Canada's Ontario Storm Prediction Centre, said the short-term outlook is a lot more promising.

"So far, from the information we've received from our climate people, it looks like September and October might be a little warmer than normal," Matthews said. 

"August was warm -- this whole summer actually was on the warm side, and that might have been the result of last winter being a little milder."

But with the Pacific Blob – a massive pool of warm water in the Pacific Ocean located off the North American coastline – gone, and the warming effects of El Nino finished, she said winter will likely be a lot more routine. 

"Likely, we'll have a more traditional, regular winter in terms of temperatures and rain and snow amounts," Matthews said.  

The average daytime high temperature in September is 18 C, while the low is 8. October's average high is 10, with a low of 2.

For the three coldest month of winter, the average highs and lows are -4, -13 (December); -8, -18 (January); and, -6, -16 (February).


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