Conducive conditions for severe weather springs up on the Prairies
Be weather-aware on the Prairies Sunday as severe storms could develop for many areas in the region
The first weekend of summer could end on a stormy note for the Prairies, with an encompassing risk for bumpy weather due the heat of the day.
It's a pattern the Prairies have been quite familiar with in recent weeks, with storm threats every day for extended periods of time.
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Keep an eye on watches and warnings if you’re out and about on Sunday, and prepare to act quickly if threatening weather approaches.
Sunday
Areas: Eastern British Columbia through central Saskatchewan
Timing: Sunday afternoon
Weather: After large thunderstorm complexes danced around Grande Prairie Saturday afternoon, the thunderstorm risk slumps farther south on Sunday.
A couple of the storms in central Alberta might reach severe threshold, as storm energy is on the higher end across central portions of the province.
A risk for severe thunderstorms will stretch from the Alberta foothills east into central Saskatchewan, including Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Prince Albert, and Saskatoon.
The strongest thunderstorms could produce large hail, strong wind gusts, and heavy rainfall.
Forecasters are confident that the storm threat will be a daily occurrence heading into the middle of this week, although Monday looks to feature less storm activity across Alberta.
Monday
Areas: Parts of southern B.C., northern, central, southern and eastern Alberta, central, southern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba
Weather: The thunderstorm risk stretches towards the south on Monday engulfing most of central SK into southern Manitoba.
The possible storms, scattered in nature, are popping off due to the day time heating and instability. A couple of storms in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba may possibly reach severe limits as the energy will be on the higher end in the southern portions of both provinces.
Severe wildfire season continues
A daily threat for lightning brings the risk for wildfires to the forefront as the region’s severe wildfire seasons presses ahead.
Visit The Weather Network's wildfire hub to keep up with the latest on the active start to wildfire season across Canada.
We’ve seen nearly 1,000 fires across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba so far this fire season, with most of those blazes breaking out across Alberta.
With at least 1.5 million hectares burned so far this year, Alberta is now in uncharted territory with the province’s largest area burned in a single wildfire season on record.
Thumbnail courtesy of Jason D, taken in Waldeck, Sask.
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