As Canadians emerge from their homes following months spent largely indoors, summer has kicked up a notch in Central Canada to meet them, with a blistering heat wave that is set to continue through the weekend.
for southern Manitoba and the vast majority of Ontario, alerting the public that temperatures could stay above 30 degrees for longer than seven days.
While central Canada cooks, Western Canada is being faced with rainfall and thunderstorm weather statements, particularly in northern Alberta and B.C.“Edmonton has just finished 10 days in a row with wet weather, they’ve had twice the amount of precipitation they normally would see. We’re seeing no forest fires, really … in British Columbia, Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan.
Because the spring was relatively mild, he said, “we weren’t necessarily seduced into going outside.”“The other thing is the water temperatures are beginning to warm up,” he pointed out. “I notice people are not just … stepping their toes in the water, they’re actually getting into it.”“It’s more difficult to practice physical distancing, and we just have to be mindful of that," he said.
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