2025 Spring Forecast: Embrace a turbulent and truly Canadian season
Wet and chilly or dry and warm? Discover what the upcoming months have in store for you across the country with The Weather Network's exclusive 2025 Spring Forecast!
As winter finally starts to fade away, we can almost feel spring knocking at the door with its colourful flowers and longer days. But the big question is: will the warm weather stick around? Let’s take a closer look at the 2025 Canadian Spring Forecast and see what weather trends lie ahead for March, April, and May.
Many of us look forward to spring more than any other season, as we long for the days when we can finally come out of hibernation to enjoy sunshine and warmer temperatures. However, during spring we often find a mismatch between our expectations of the season and reality.
Spring is a season of transition, but it never takes us on a direct path straight from winter to summer. Spring is notorious for teasing us and then leaving us as winter returns to deliver a few final punches. Snow in spring is actually normal. There’s a reason why there are so many popular memes about spring (and false spring, second spring, etc.) in Canada.
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Spring in Canada is consistently inconsistent. Changeable weather and temperature roller coasters tend to dominate the season. That will especially be the case this year.
Across most of Canada, we expect a rather typical Canadian spring. Our spring temperature forecast map doesn’t have very much blue or red on the map. We expect that most of Canada will see near-normal temperatures for the season.
However, that does not mean that we expect consistent weather through the season. This just means that the wild temperature swings of spring will tend to offset each other. The one exception is across parts of western Canada, where we expect that temperatures will tip to the cool side of seasonal.
Despite the early arrival of milder weather during late February and early March, spring will sputter at times across Canada through the month of April. While this will test our patience, we expect that spring will finish strong across the country.
Of course it is normal for warmer weather to arrive during the month of May, but most of Canada should trend to the warm side of normal before the end of May. This could give many places a rather abrupt transition to early summer-like weather.
Spring is also a season that tends to bring plentiful precipitation, as the changeable conditions are often accompanied by stormy weather. This year we expect that most of Canada will see near-normal or above-normal precipitation totals.
The most active storm track is expected to be from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of St. Lawrence with above-normal precipitation totals expected. Much of the B.C. coast is also expected to be on the wet side of normal.
While we kept the region of “below normal” precipitation south of the U.S. border across the Prairies, we are concerned that southern parts of the Prairies could trend dry towards the start of summer.
Below is a more detailed look at what we expect across Canada this spring.
British Columbia
Spring-like weather has arrived early this year, especially across the south coast region, including Vancouver and Victoria. However, we expect a slower than normal progression through at least the first half of the season. Cooler than normal temperatures and above normal precipitation are expected through April.
This should allow for a strong ending to the ski season. While the alpine snowpack is running well below normal, we will see substantial improvement before the spring thaw. Near-normal temperatures and precipitation are expected during May.
WATCH: Cool, wet conditions good news for skiers
Alberta
After a more typical Canadian winter, very mild spring-like conditions burst onto the scene during late February and early March. However, it should come as no surprise that we are not finished with winter just yet.
Temperatures during the remainder of March and April will be changeable, but overall they are expected to tip to the chilly side of seasonal across the province, and that will include some wintry weather. However, during May we expect that near-normal or warmer-than-normal conditions will return across the province, including Edmonton and Calgary.
A relatively active pattern is expected through April with near-normal or even above-normal precipitation. However, we are concerned about the risk for increasingly dry conditions across southern parts of the province as we head into early summer.
WATCH: What spring has in store for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Harsh winter weather showed up at times this year, but very mild spring-like conditions arrived early during late February and early March. However, it should come as no surprise that we have not seen the last of winter.
Temperatures during the remainder of March and April will be changeable, but overall they are expected to tip to the chilly side of seasonal across the region, and that will include some wintry weather for Saskatoon, Regina, and Winnipeg. However, during May we expect that near-normal or warmer-than-normal conditions will return.
May snowfall averages across Canada. (The Weather Network)
A relatively active pattern is expected through April with near-normal or even above-normal precipitation. However, we are concerned about the risk for increasingly dry conditions across southern parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba as we head into early summer.
Ontario
We've already been teased by some pleasant spring-like weather, but it looks like warmer temperatures won't stick around just yet. In fact, the end of March and the first half of April could still bring a few parting punches from winter, especially in the northern parts of the province. However, this delay in consistent warmth will help extend the spring ski season.
We could see an extended ski season in parts of Ontario and Quebec. (The Weather Network)
RELATED: Looking for a French translation of Ontario's spring forecast? Click here!
However, spring should finally take hold in May, with temperatures trending warmer than normal across the province, including in Ottawa and Toronto. Above-normal precipitation totals are expected, especially through April, and this could cause delays in the start of the spring planting season due to the saturated soil conditions. However, the risk for frost damage to blossoms appears to be lower than normal.
Much of central, eastern, and northern Ontario still has a rather deep snowpack, especially across the snowbelts to the east of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior. The combination of snowmelt and the anticipated above-normal precipitation across this region will bring an elevated risk for flooding in areas that are prone to spring flooding.
WATCH: Temperature swings will test your patience in Ontario
Quebec
After a more traditional winter season, the spring melt is off to a quick start as we have been teased by a few days of very mild spring-like weather. However, the warmer weather will lack commitment through most of April, and a few parting punches from winter are still likely for Montreal and Quebec City.
DON'T MISS: Find the French translation of Quebec's spring forecast, here!
The delay in consistent warmth should help to extend the spring ski season. However, a warmer pattern is expected to develop during May with temperatures trending warmer than normal before we head into the start of summer.
The number of days with rain or snow should be near normal for the spring season, but a few heavy rain events are expected to tip the precipitation totals to the wet side of normal. Locations that are prone to spring flooding are at risk again this year. However, the amount of water locked up in the snowpack is below normal across much of the province, so that will reduce the risk for widespread flooding from melting snow.
WATCH: There's a reduced risk of widespread flooding across Quebec this spring
New Brunswick, P.E.I., and Nova Scotia
Spring will sputter at times through April with a risk for late winter-like interruptions, especially across northern areas. However, temperatures are expected to trend to the warm side of seasonal during May, including in Halifax and Fredericton. Near-normal or above-normal precipitation totals are expected, which should allow the region to head into the start of summer relatively well watered.
DON'T MISS: Looking for a French translation of New Brunswick's spring forecast? Click here!
WATCH: Some flooding is of concern this spring
Newfoundland and Labrador
Winter was relatively mild across the province, and above-normal temperatures have continued well into March. However, spring will sputter at times through April with the typical risk for shots of late winter-like weather. Near-normal precipitation totals are expected, which should allow parts of Newfoundland, including St. John’s, to head into the start of summer relatively well watered.
Northern Canada
Cooler than normal temperatures are expected for most of the Yukon, including Whitehorse, and western parts of the Northwest Territories (NWT), especially through mid-April. Near-normal temperatures are expected for most of the NWT (including Yellowknife) and Nunavut (including Iqaluit), but of course that will include some wintry weather. Near-normal precipitation is expected across the region, but we will be closely watching to see if parts of the region miss out on the active storm track and trend dry as we head into the start of the summer fire season.