Alberta may be in the midst of fool's spring. It has been said there are, in fact, five stages of spring in Alberta: fool's spring, second winter, a spring of deception, mud season and then finally, true spring. Alberta has yet to reach full-fledged spring and may largely bypass mud season due to a lack of rain, says Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips. But when the uninterrupted balmy spring weather does arrive, it will be colder than average. "Spring is going to hang on to this kind of back and forth kind of weather," he said.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2021 17:41 UTC