Cycle of storm risks keeps running in Western Canada amid scorching heat
Above-seasonal temperatures will continue to supply Western Canada with a ample amounts of atmospheric fuel for severe storms this week
One of the multiple heat domes that have plagued the Northern Hemisphere in recent weeks has helped temperatures soar in Western Canada. Due to the heat, daily threats of thunderstorms in parts of the region will continue as the week progresses.
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After tornado-warned storms and golf ball-sized hail pushed through parts of central and northern Alberta Monday evening, a threat for thunderstorms will resurface on Tuesday.
The storm risk on Tuesday will encompass across all four provinces in the West, with a large swath of severe potential stretching from northeastern Alberta to southeastern Manitoba. The primary threats will be damaging winds and large hail.
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Tuesday
Areas: B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Timing: Through pre-dawn Tuesday morning and Tuesday afternoon
Weather: After supercells rolled west of Edmonton Monday afternoon and evening, the thunderstorm risk shifts further east on Tuesday, with the threat for strong winds, heavy rain and large hail back on the table.
As we progress through Tuesday afternoon, our focus of convection shifts along a boundary draped across central Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where storm energy will support the chance for severe thunderstorms. Most storms across Alberta will be non-severe.
Farther south, temperatures were extraordinarily warm across the southern Prairies, really reducing the chances of thunderstorm development. In fact, temperatures exceeded 39 degrees in Etzicom, Alta., on Monday, making this the warmest temperature outside of British Columbia this summer across Canada.
Temperatures will still be sizzling across the south on Tuesday, as heat warnings are in effect due to the heat dome continuing to shift towards the northeast.
Stay with The Weather Network for the latest on conditions across Western Canada.