Alberta forecast to see return of HOT sizzling summer weather soon
Although some parts of Alberta have seen a pretty rain-filled summer, the forecast is hinting at a lengthy stretch of sizzling temperatures heading our way soon.
As we spin through the final weeks of summer in Alberta and with some lovely daytime highs and plenty of sunshine on the way, be sure to check out the greatest things to do in the province before summer is over.
Daily Hive spoke to Matt Loney, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), about what is behind the blast of hot weather in the forecast for Alberta.
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Albertans should expect the warmer weather soon thanks to an upper trough that’s going to be moving through the province today and tonight, and with a little bit of instability associated with it.
Loney says that beyond that, a relatively strong ridge of high pressure is building in both the surface and the upper atmosphere, and that’s going to be the main weather player for through the weekend into probably next week.
“It’s a sort of a late summer pattern developing, and temperatures are going to be flirting with 30 degrees,” Loney added, with the majority of the province being above-normal temperatures for this time of year, with the heat increasing the further south you go.
How long is the heat forecast to last in Alberta?
With the September long weekend just around the corner, Loney says it’s still too far to predict if the heat that is expected to last into next week will stick around for the final long weekend of summer.
“There are some models that look like a robust ridge that may continue, and there’s some evidence in some models that want to break it down quicker than other models. The confidence is low, because we are still talking about seven, 10, twelve days out,” Loney added.
If you are sick of thunderstorms, the upcoming stretch will be a fairly stable pattern, with little to no afternoon and evening thundershower activity.
“The atmosphere is going to be just too warm and dry in the upper atmosphere. It’s going to put a lid on all the thunderstorm convection that we’ve seen recently. We should see some bright, sunny days and quite warm temperatures.”
Due to nighttime lengths increasing as we close summer, heat warnings aren’t expected during this warm spell for the most part, which is good news for nighttime cooldowns after a hot day.
Looking at the seven-day forecast for Calgary and Edmonton, it’s nothing but lovely daytime highs and plenty of sunshine after today.
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