Spring in Canada will be a 'temperature roller-coaster' this year

Canadians should be patient this spring as a 'temperature roller-coaster' is expected across the country in the coming weeks, according to predictions from a prominent national forecaster.

The Weather Network said while Canada is expected to see tastes of spring, there are a number of weeks to go before cold winter conditions phase out.

"Given that we've got a La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, coupled with a jet stream pattern across the Arctic, which is going to want to dislodge cold air, we've got the recipe for a really wild kind of temperature roller-coaster this spring across the country," chief meteorologist Chris Scott said in an interview.

"And so it's going to be a case of two steps forward and one step back, and sometimes that step back is going to be a big one. So patience is the key word.”

In British Columbia, The Weather Network is forecasting a few more storm systems and temperatures averaging below normal, prolonging the cold and snowy winter the province has seen. More precipitation than normal is expected in southern and central B.C.