Weather brief: Hot and muggy conditions spark storm risk
Digital Reporter
Sunday, May 24, 2015, 7:53 PM - The final week of May will feel like the first week of summer, with rising temperatures from coast-to-coast.
And with the heat and humidity comes the threat of wildfires in the west and thunderstorms in the east.
Here's your weather brief for Monday, May 25.
Atlantic Canada
- Maritimes: Temperatures will be around seasonal or slightly above with isolated showers throughout the day. An incoming warm front will bring summer-like weather to the Atlantic provinces throughout the week, feeling hot and humid.
- Newfoundland: The province will finally enjoy some warm, pleasant weather thanks to the arrival of a southwesterly flow. On Monday, temperatures are expected to climb into the high teens for areas such as St. John's.
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Ontario and Quebec
- Ontario: Overall, the week will be quite hot and muggy, with humidex values sparking the potential for storms. There is a slight risk of non-severe thunderstorms in southwestern Ontario Monday afternoon. Parts of northern Ontario are expected to see heavy rain, with local amounts of up to 30 mm, while lighter showers reach down into the south.
- Quebec: Hot and humid conditions are ahead for the province with light rain across the south, getting heavier to the north near the Ontario border.
Western Canada
- Prairies: Warm, dry weather continues across the Prairie provinces, with a small chance of isolated showers as a few lows track across the north. Slight risk of rain will do little to help the growing threat of wildfires across the west. Fire bans remain in place across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
- British Columbia: Temperatures will rise gradually throughout the day as showers subside, with skies clearing by Tuesday for the southern coast. Thunderstorm risks continue for the Interior, where slow-moving storms and heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in the Cache Creek area.
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