A sneak peek at Western Canada's summer weather forecast came out and here's what to expect
An incoming "heat dome" might be a key player.
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We're still in the depths of spring, but it's never too early to get excited for the summer ahead. A recent weather forecast for the 2025 summer came out, and things in Western Canada are set to get heated.
The Weather Network (TWN) put out a "summer sneak peek," and it looks like there's going to be a flip in the weather pretty soon. While April was chilly for much of Canada, many parts of B.C. and Alberta have been enjoying warmer temperatures. TWN said that a "seasonal flip" is coming to close out the spring season though.
A map of the expected temperature pattern for late May to mid-June 2025 shows that B.C. and some parts of Alberta are set to get below seasonal temperatures while much of Canada is getting above seasonal.
The heat will come, though. A "heat dome" is expected to happen in the central U.S., "with the risk for the heat to surge north into Southern Canada and increasing the risk of drought across the south end of the Prairies," TWN said.
In B.C. there's a possibility for yet another hotter-than-normal summer, if the "ridging pattern pushes more northwest." This would cause a hot and dry season, although TWN said that "this isn't shaping up to be another 2021."
Things may take another turn though — if "a trough lingers offshore" then "a cooler, onshore flow could take the edge off."
As for the Prairies TWN said we'll have to wait and see. While "current drought conditions in the southern Prairies are much better than last spring," the amount of rainfall the region gets in late spring and early summer will be key.
"If storms fall short in May and June, the heat dome could expand north, locking in a dry, stressful summer for farmers and ranchers alike," TWN said.