Strong El Niño Could Bring a Milder, More Erratic Winter to Northwestern Ontario

A strengthening, potentially historic El Niño could bring a milder, more changeable winter to Northwestern and Northern Ontario, with freeze-thaw cycles, unstable ice and lake-effect snow risks
THUNDER BAY — WEATHER DESK — A powerful El Niño is strengthening in the Pacific Ocean, and it could shape the winter weather pattern across Northwestern and Northern Ontario.
The most likely message for residents is not that winter will disappear. It is that the season may begin