Canada’s groundhogs call for early spring

Originating in the early 1800s, Groundhog day is a timeless tradition that usually has a lethargic rodent popping its head out to tell us if we will see more winter or not.

However, that’s not really the case here in Northern BC. Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen plenty of winter and according to Bobby Sekhon, a meteorologist with Environment Canada says that looks to continue, in the short month of February.

” To start February, we’re seeing a cooler trend, that’s likely to continue into the second week of February. The longer-range models are less this time of year, so more uncertainties for northern BC and the Yukon to be colder than average. Prince George is kind of sitting on that seasonal fence, on whether it’s going to be near average or below seasonal temperatures. It’s something that we are going to have to monitor this going forward. ”