Visit to Niagara falls during Christmas break
HellO friends

One of my friends is visiting from calgary and would like to visit niagara falls on canadian side during this christmas break between 26- 29 dec. He already been to niagara falls before during summer. But he wanted to know how is niagara falls during winter and what are tourist attractions during winter they can see near niagara falls. He has family with 2 kids ( age 10 and 6 years) including indoor tourist attraction.

Can you desi friends sugges some also good decent hotels nearby( budget is around 100$ /night. and some sight seeing attractions and some desi indian restuarants. he will be travelling from ottawa/montreal to niagara.

Is it also worth to visit the US side of niagara falls during winter.

thank for your time and happy holidays

1. Indian restaurants - AFAIK, there's only one at NF - Guru Fine Indian Cuisine

2. Attractions - All indoor attractions should be open during winter. I don't think there's anything special during winter at the falls

3. Weather - Keep in mind around the falls it's generally a few degrees colder than elsewhere. Dress appropriately

4. US Side - If you're interested in shopping, you'll get good deals during Christmas, as far as sight-seeing is concerned, again nothing special during winter. The US side has a few Indian restaurants close to the border. Just google and you may also be able to find discount coupons online

5. Hotels - Check on one of the travel sites - expedia, travelocity etc for deals

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http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3413011

Will this Christmas be white?


It's beginning to look a lot like … ?

With three days left before the big day, Niagarans should expect a wet and green Christmas, as opposed to the white and fluffy stuff many have grown accustomed to seeing.

"You can just join the rest of the country," said David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment Canada. "Most of Canada will not see a white Christmas. I've never seen a year like this."

For Niagara Falls, Environment Canada is forecasting a mix of sun and cloud until Sunday with a 30% chance of rain Thursday. Temperatures will range between -6 C and 6 C. On Christmas Day, there is a 30% chance of rain or flurries with a high of 3 C.

"It's looking pretty much green everywhere," said Geoff Coulson, warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment Canada. "The grass isn't even brown. My lawn looks like it could be cut one more time."

Coulson said a combination of mild temperatures and rain has dominated December thus far, with "no significant change expected" in the coming days.

He said normally, by the end of December, the ground is a lot colder and frozen than it is now.

"It's still relatively warm. Whatever snow we have had, it has either melted right away, or melted within a few hours."

Coulson said last Christmas, St. Catharines recorded four centimetres of snow on the ground. Generally, a white Christmas is determined if a community has two or more centimetres of snow on the ground.

Don't expect that this time around, he said.

"With the weather we're looking at heading into Christmas Eve, it's too warm."


He said many Canadian cities have seen a drop in white Christmases during the last 20 years. A child of the 1960s and '70s in Montreal, Coulson said he remembers slugging through snow banks and building snow tunnels around Christmas.

He said in the '60s and '70s, residents in the Greater Toronto Area could count on a white Christmas 63% of the time. That number has declined to 42% during the last 20 years.

Phillips said during the last 34 Christmases in Niagara, 17 were green, while 17 were white. He said in the '70s and early '80s, locals experienced a white Christmas 60% of the time. That is now down to 40%.

"Climate change? Could be," said Phillips. "We don't know what it is. People who don't even like snow like it on Christmas. But what I much prefer is a green Christmas to an ugly, white one."

And it's not just southern Ontario and Canada that will likely experience a mild Christmas.

Aaron Reynolds, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo, said other than an inch or two of snow "far south of Buffalo," western New Yorkers are also in store for a green Christmas.

"There might be a dusting in some areas," said Reynolds. "The farther south you go, the more snow. The farther north, the less. It's not looking great for a white Christmas."

Even if it's not a white Christmas, Phillips said there is a bright side to the alternative.

"It's perfect for travelling, last-minute Christmas shopping.

The chance for storm-stays at your house is down, too. It's not going to look like Christmas, but people have to make it feel like Christmas."