As Ontario begins to sizzle from a prolonged period of heat and humidity, the risk for thunderstorms is also on the rise in parts of the province including a tornado threat for parts of eastern areas Saturday.
Tell me it s May in Alberta without telling me it s May in Alberta
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Wednesday, May 19th 2021, 7:49 am - From summer-time warmth to a swath of wet snow, spring certainly lives up to its reputation as a transitional season in Alberta this week.
Active May weather is bringing a dizzying array of conditions to the Prairies this week, as spring truly lives up to its reputation as a transitional and temperamental season. Everything from mid-summer heat and thunderstorms, to single digit temperatures and snow have been hitting the region, as an amplified pattern takes shape ahead of the May long weekend.
It ll feel like summer in Toronto this weekend as temperatures soar to 20 C
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Who wears short shorts? We wear short shorts. or at least we will this weekend, if we want to, because it ll finally be warm enough to confidently go outside in Toronto without pants.
Summer-like weather is on the way for Canada s largest city after a few rather dreary, wet, miserable weeks, and if meteorologists are correct we should see temperatures of nearly 20 C by Saturday.
In fact, the forecast doesn t show any days dropping below 19 C between Friday and next Wednesday, or anything but sun in the sky.
A not-so-ideal forecast for Moms across Canada on Mother s Day
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With Mother s Day here, what does Canada s weather have in store?
Taking a look across the country, one thing that most of Canada will have in common will be temperatures on the cooler side of spring. In fact, for most places east of the Rockies, it ll be feeling more like April (only parts of the Far North territories will be at or above seasonal).
As for the skies, not everyone can expect a rain-free day. Read on for more.
PRAIRIE SHOWERS LINGER INTO MOTHER S DAY
Far from being a rainy spring for the Prairies, the region has so far had the opposite problem: Long-lasting drought conditions that have left most places well below their seasonal norms.