Overview
- The Old Farmer's Almanac has issued its 2026–2027 Canadian winter forecast calling the season a 'split winter' with near-to-above-normal temperatures for much of southern Canada and snowier-than-normal periods in the east and west.
- British Columbia is expected to be wetter and snowier overall with colder-than-normal conditions in the north and warmer-than-normal conditions in the south, while the Prairies are forecast to be milder with near-to-below-normal snowfall.
- Atlantic Canada is likely to start warmer than usual before cooler stretches in the new year and face above-normal precipitation and near-to-above-normal snowfall, and southern Ontario may be drier overall but still see above-normal snow amounts.
- The Almanac gives approximate windows for the coldest and snowiest spells in each province and territory, but those dates are broad guidance and could change as short-range meteorological models are updated.
- The forecast is a long-range, probabilistic outlook based on the Almanac's proprietary methods and should be used for high-level planning rather than as a short-term operational forecast from meteorological agencies.