w w w .insideH A LTO N .com | O A K V IL L E B E A V E R | Thursday, M arch 2, 2 0 1 7 11 6 For m ore news, visit oakvillebeaver.com Winter will warm up to spring: TWN continued from p.12 "It was expected the La Nina would stick around, but instead, what happened is, and what's currently happening, is we're trending back into an El Nino," Rousseau said. Because of the change in patterns taking shape, The Weather Network meteorologist said, "We're actually kind of in uncharted waters." "We've never really seen a strong El Nino, followed by a weak La Nina, and then back into a developing El Nino. That's kind of the big question for us. How strong is the El Nino, we're going into now, going to get?" reflected Rousseau, noting it will affect the summer patterns, as well. As it turns out, the winter forecast didn't go exactly as originally predicted and Rousseau attributes that to a weaker-than-expected La Nina, since it "barely even showed up." While some effects were felt in December 2016, which was almost on par with the outlook, by mid-winter, things started "trending warmer and warmer" as a result of the developing El Nino. "You can attribute it to the fact waters off the Atlantic Ocean coast are slightly warmer than normal and the Gulf Of Mexico is also warmer than what it usually is," said Rousseau. With winter winding down in the next few weeks, forecasting more snowfall becomes a tricky task, Rousseau said, especially during the transitional seasons, which are difficult to predict. SAMKO & MIKO 1 0 0 0 'S OF BRAND NAME TOYS LO W EST P R IC E S IN CANADA S E E SAVE.CA FOR FLYER AND FOR INFORMATION T O Y W A R E H O U SE 2 Locations 77 Fim a Cres. (South of QEW / Gardiner&Hwy 427) M a r c h 4 - M a r c h 1 9 , 2 0 1 7 Toronto 60 East Beaver Creek R d. (North of Hwy #7, 1st St. West of 404) Richmond Hill (4 1 6 ) 5 3 2 . 1 1 1 4 (9 0 5 ) 7 7 1 . 8 7 1 4 Hours: Mon, Tue & Wed.............. 10:00-4:00 Thurs & Fri..................... 10:00-8:00 Saturday........................10:00-5:00 Sunday...........................11:00-5:00 It was expected the La Nina would stick around, but instead, what happened is, and what's currently happening, is we're trending back into an E l Nino. We're actually kind of in uncharted waters. We've never really seen a strong E l Nino, followed by a weak La Nina, and then back into a developing E l Nino. 99 Brad Rosseau m eteorologist, T h eW eather N etw ork M a x im e K itc h e n s & B ath s Inc. 2376 Parkhaven Blvd, Oakville 905-257-5880 maximekitchens.ca "They're very susceptible to these large swings. As we head through, at least the rest of this week, we should be trending below seasonal into the weekend, as we get this cold air coming in behind this system," said Rousseau. "As we head into the rest of March, it could see a few swings where we get mild, but generally, we're thinking it should be near to just below seasonal." So don't put away your winter clothes or change your winter tires, just yet -- snowfall in March and April isn't "totally out of the question," Rousseau said. He noted the average snowfall amount for March, as recorded at Pearson International Airport, is around 17 centimetres, while April typically sees around 4.5 cm of the white stuff. Dorval Crossing Over 60 Shops & Services located at the QEW & Dorval Drive Visit d o rvalcro ssin g .co m for more information B e n ta ll Kennedy