"Drier than normal conditions are expected to continue in British Columbia this spring which could result in another bad forest fire season," says meteorologist Lloyd Butler of The Weather Network. "Precipitation patterns across most of eastern Canada will be near normal, but look for some heavy rainfalls across Southern Ontario in late April and a few more snowy days across the Maritimes in March."

• The west coast can expect to be slightly cooler than normal as the jet stream will be riding lower as water temperatures in the eastern Pacific affect the flow. Areas in southern and central interior BC will remain drier than normal through to May.

• Southern areas of Saskatchewan and Manitoba will see slightly milder and wetter conditions. As systems move through look for large temperature shifts from mildly warm to a distinctly wintry chill.

• Central Canada will continue to experience wild temperature swings through mid-April as light snow coverage in the mid-western United States will allow the increasing amount of solar heating to play a role in the weather. This will bring blasts of warmer air to the Great Lakes region as spring progresses.

• Atlantic Canada can anticipate near normal temperatures with the exception of northern New Brunswick which is forecasted to be slightly below normal. Precipitation will also be near normal, but watch for some snowy days in the Maritimes.

• Most of the Territories can expect near normal temperatures with above normal temperatures expected in the extreme north. In terms of precipitation, the entire area can expect to be near normal.