Accuweather is forecasting a drier and warmer spring than usual for central and southern Saskatchewan.
Meteorologist Brett Anderson says winter across the Prairies has not been as brutally cold as some of the past few years, other than that one sustained spell of bone-chilling cold in January.
There also hasn’t been as much snow in most of the southern half of the province, which Anderson believes will continue to be the case in the spring, with below normal rainfall.
Having said that, Anderson says there is no strong consensus from computer models for the upcoming spring and there is no El Nino or La Nina to make the forecast more clear.
Looking back at previous years also hasn’t helped to clarify what might be coming our way, so the forecast could change.
Overall, he expects there is still the possibility of short spells of well below normal temperatures in March, and then dry and warmer than average in April and May.
He explains that drier soil makes it easier for things to warm up.