winter forecast earlier this year and for good reason. The seasons are changing in a hurry and we are predicting an early and possibly severe start to the winter, especially across central and eastern Canada.For the second year in a row, La Niña is developing in the Pacific Ocean.These colder than normal water temperatures often reappear for a second year with eight of the 12 La Niña episodes since 1950 being a “double dip.”La Niña’s impact on the mid-latitude jet stream can play an important role in the weather pattern across Canada.As with any seasonal forecast, we are playing a probability game and right now cards are stacked for colder than normal and snowy conditions in the west and a milder set up in the east, but with an active storm.