Hope for Warmer Winter

With September now upon us, there are initial indications that the winter of 2015-16 will not be as brutally cold as last year. This past February was the coldest month ever in Sarnia-Lambton with an average temperature of -12 C (10 F), eight degrees below normal. Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson says there are indications of a strengthening El Nino with warmer than normal waters in the Pacific Ocean. [audio mp3="http://blackburnnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Coulson-Outlook-3.mp3"][/audio] Even so, Coulson says there still will be cold snaps, snow events and squalls off the open waters of Lake Huron. It hasn't been a hot summer but Coulson says it will remain unseasonably warm through the upcoming Labour Day weekend and perhaps well into the first part of September.