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Southern Sask. expected to see fresh snow for Christmas

The Weather Network says Canadians' dreams of a white Christmas likely won't come true for many of those living in the more populated parts of the country. File / Global News

TORONTO – The Weather Network says Canadians’ dreams of a white Christmas likely won’t come true for many of those living in the more populated parts of the country.

Chief meteorologist Chris Scott says there should generally be snow on the ground in many areas from the Prairies to the Maritimes as presents are unwrapped Thursday morning.

But he says those in southern Ontario, the Vancouver area, as well as parts of Quebec and the Maritimes will be on the “fringe of the snowpack” and can expect conditions that aren’t fit for tobogganing.

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Scott says much of southern Ontario is due to see a green or a “brown Christmas” instead as snow melts under the rain and wind of a storm system moving from the U.S., while B.C.’s Lower Mainland will also be seeing green.

He says there should be fresh snow on B.C. ski hills and in the province’s interior, along with parts of the prairies including Calgary, southern Saskatchewan and Winnipeg and also northwestern Ontario.

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Scott says the mild conditions much of the country has seen in recent weeks will change as the run-up to New Year’s Eve brings cold and wintry conditions east of the Rocky Mountains.

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