SASKATOON — Western Canadian farmers will need to closely monitor their thermometers in the coming months, says a weather expert.

“There will be a lot of volatility this winter season,” said Nathan Hamblin, long-range meteorologist with DTN.

The season is expected to start out cold in December and likely finish off that way in February and March, but there will be a warming up period around January.

“So, lots of ups and downs,” he said during a recent DTN webinar.

Overall, it will likely be a colder-than-normal winter in the Canadian Prairies.

Precipitation is expected to be normal with dry and wet periods balancing each other out. It is likely to be dry when it is cold and wet when it warms up in January.

“There will be enough snow falling to at least get some snow cover down,” he s

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