Barrie 
With the spring season officially starting on March 20, the Farmer’s Almanac has released the 2023 long-range spring weather forecast.
The organization, which uses a unique formula to predict long-range weather, expects a slow warm-up with a stormy April, which they call a “turbulent transition to warmth.”
Despite this, Farmers’ Almanac says temperatures should remain close to normal for the season overall.
While Quebec and the Maritimes are expected to experience drier-than-normal conditions, Ontario, especially near the Great Lakes, can anticipate a showery spring.
Credit: Farmers’ Almanac
Farmers’ Almanac says precipitation levels should align with typical springtime patterns in most other parts of the country.
However, a widespread threat of severe weather is predicted during the June solstice as warm, humid, and unstable air triggers violent thunderstorms and even possible tornadoes across much of the central and eastern parts of the nation.
Farmers’ Almanac says the heat will turn up significantly across much of the country as June draws close.
Last August, Farmers’ Almanac predicted a “lion-like end to March” with a variety of weather conditions from heavy snows to torrents of rain to gusty thunderstorms and stormy weather across much of the nation.
