Canadians can expect a SA国际影视传媒渇ickle fallSA国际影视传媒� this year as the season is forecast to start off chilly before above normal temperatures lead the country into winter, a prominent forecaster predicts.

The Weather Network says winter may appear to taunt Canadians across the country as they face periods of very cold weather during the fall, but the season is expected to end on a mild note because a jet stream in the Pacific Ocean, called El Nino, is expected to be two degrees warmer than usual.

SA国际影视传媒淥ur forecast team at The Weather Network is seeing a fickle fall ahead for most Canadians, and itSA国际影视传媒檚 all due to El Nino,SA国际影视传媒� chief meteorologist Chris Scott said in a phone interview.

SA国际影视传媒淕enerally in most El Nino falls, we get an early blast of cold weather in the middle of fall and as youSA国际影视传媒檙e experiencing, it can be a bit of a slap in the face. But then the weather pattern flips over later in the season.SA国际影视传媒�

In the Northwest Territories, western Nunavut and Yukon, The Weather Network is predicting above normal temperatures.

Scott said precipitation should be above normal in the North as well, especially across western and central Nunavut and some parts of the Northwest Territories.

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Scott said the forecast isnSA国际影视传媒檛 the best for ski hills in British Columbia because the El Nino jet steam will persist from fall into winter SA国际影视传媒渁nd that doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 give the best pattern for getting a lot of snow in the mountains.SA国际影视传媒�

The fall forecast also doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 help the wildfire season on the West Coast at the start of the fall because the atmosphere is expected to be drier than normal and significant rain isnSA国际影视传媒檛 expected until the middle of the season, Scott said.

The Weather Network is also predicting that a few snowstorms will rage across the Prairie provinces in the middle of fall, cutting short the regionSA国际影视传媒檚 harvest season.

SA国际影视传媒淗owever, as we flip towards the latter half of November into December, when we typically can get some of our coldest weather of the entire year SA国际影视传媒� it looks like the season should balance out to be slightly above normal in the Prairies,SA国际影视传媒� Scott said.

Similarly, Ontario and Quebec are expected to see a nasty push of cold air in October but winter is forecast to begin on a mild note, he said.

SA国际影视传媒淲e think the fall colours should be quite vibrant but things turn a little bit rotten and cold in the middle of October and will short circuit some of the really nice leaf-seeing time of the fall season,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

Ontario and Quebec are also expected to see less precipitation than normal, Scott added, and there may be some wind storms during the fall that cause power outages.

In Atlantic Canada, although early indicators show precipitation will likely be typical for the fall season, unpredictable storms that approach from the tropics could be a threat, The Weather Network said.

SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檙e really watching how tropical storms or hurricanes may come up the eastern seaboard and give a period of heavier rain for the Atlantic provinces,SA国际影视传媒� Scott said.

Temperatures are also expected to be typical in the Atlantic provinces, except Nova Scotia, which might see a hotter than normal fall, The Weather Network predicted.

SA国际影视传媒擝y Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press