The North’s big chill to continue through spring, forecast predicts

See that blue? This Weather Network map shows the below normal temperatures expected for March across the North in blue.

If you’re looking for warmth this spring, you won’t find it in most parts of Canada’s North, as this Weather Network map shows.

Tired of the deep freeze this winter?

Don’t put away your heavy parka just yet: the Weather Network’s long-range weather forecast shows below normal temperatures continuing for most of northern Canada.

The good news — some of Baffin Island and Nunavik will see less precipitation, so snow shovels may get a break.

Overall, the trends that have prevailed over the winter are forecast to persist through March and beyond, according to the Weather Network’s 2015 Spring Outlook, revealed March 3.

“Spring is going to come,” chief meteorologist Chris Scott said of the Weather Network’s long-range forecast for March, April and May. “It’s just going to be a bit delayed across the East.”

The spring-like weather is due to start later and remain colder than usual.

“What’s happened is a big part of what’s to come,” he said. “March is a winter month.”

The Weather Network’s winter outlook in November also predicted that December, January and February would be colder than usual thoughout most of the Canadian North.

And windchills brought temperatures down below -60 C in Iqaluit, with similarly cold temperatures recorded in other Nunavut communities.

Below normal precipitation is also forecast for the North during March, according to this Weather Network map.