El Niño is now a distant memory, which will allow for a more ‘traditional’ winter to show up this year. Here’s what to expect for the 2024-25 winter season across Canada. …The focus of winter’s fury will be in western Canada, where near-normal and colder-than-normal temperatures are expected to dominate this upcoming season. Meanwhile, eastern Canada will also have periods of cold weather, particularly in December; however, periods of milder weather are expected in January and February, resulting in above-normal temperatures for the season overall, although not as warm as last winter. We also expect a more active pattern this winter with near-normal or above-normal precipitation across most of Canada. The two exceptions are the north coast of B.C. and also southern parts of the Maritimes. Both of these regions will still experience numerous winter storms, but not quite as many as what we see in a typical winter.