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㽶ƵֱLess persistent and less severe㽶Ƶֱ B.C. heat forecast for the coming months

Get ready for a long, hot summer across Canada, says the Weather Network

Get ready to feel the heat, Canada.

The Weather Network is predicting more sunshine and warmer temperatures for the summer.

The weather broadcaster㽶Ƶֱs annual summer forecast released Wednesday indicates Canada will be blanketed in heat over the next three months as the country sees fewer rainy days and several regions experience humid conditions.

㽶ƵֱWe㽶Ƶֱd be very surprised, very surprised, if this didn㽶Ƶֱt turn out overall as a warm summer,㽶Ƶֱ Chris Scott, the Weather Network㽶Ƶֱs chief meteorologist, said in an interview.

The broadcaster expects Ontario and Quebec to face periods of cooler weather in June, but the heat will eventually pick up, producing 㽶Ƶֱa very hot and humid㽶Ƶֱ summer with a heightened risk of extended heat waves.

㽶ƵֱSummer should come on very strong in July and August and even linger right through into September, so if you invested in a pool, this is when it should really pay off,㽶Ƶֱ Scott said.

Canadians in the Atlantic provinces will similarly see warm conditions with the heat expected to peak in July and August.

However, the Atlantic provinces are also facing a 㽶Ƶֱbig wild card㽶Ƶֱ: hurricanes and other harsh storms that are on Scott㽶Ƶֱs radar for the U.S.

㽶ƵֱAtlantic Canada, of course, is in the line of fire,㽶Ƶֱ he said.

㽶ƵֱWe㽶Ƶֱre kind of like the exhaust pipe for storms that come up from the south and if that pipe is aimed in just the wrong direction, that㽶Ƶֱs going to hit us.㽶Ƶֱ

In Canada㽶Ƶֱs northern regions, it㽶Ƶֱs not hurricanes but wildfires and poor air quality that could be the theme as western Nunavut and eastern Northwest Territories face a warm summer and dry conditions.

Wildfires and smoke risks are also top of mind in the Prairies, where drought is a major concern, and a very warm summer is expected across Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Alberta, however, will see a 㽶Ƶֱtypical㽶Ƶֱ summer and many regions could get a break from severe dry periods if an active storm south of the border shifts north, bringing rain totals to near normal.

Precipitation levels in recent months bode well for farmers, Scott added.

㽶ƵֱThis winter was not looking good,㽶Ƶֱ he said.

㽶ƵֱWe didn㽶Ƶֱt have a lot of snowfall, but Mother Nature turned on the taps and we㽶Ƶֱve got a quite a bit of moisture lately, so we㽶Ƶֱre going into the growing season in better shape than it was looking like just a few months ago.㽶Ƶֱ

Relief is also in sight for British Columbia, where heat is forecast to be 㽶Ƶֱless persistent and less severe㽶Ƶֱ than it has been in the past few years.

Though dry periods are anticipated, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to be more numerous and widespread than in past years.

㽶ƵֱBack three years ago, we had the devastating heat wave in B.C.㽶Ƶֱ Scott said.

㽶ƵֱWhile we can㽶Ƶֱt rule out the risk of heat wave, this does not look like a record hot summer for B.C., which I think is pretty good news for most people.㽶Ƶֱ

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