The July forecast for Alberta is out and we're finally getting spoiled

June was a pretty soggy month across much of Alberta, but the July forecast is expected to return the province to more typical summer weather.

Daily Hive spoke with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologist Brian Proctor, who says that while summer weather is finally on the way, Albertans are going to have to hold out just a little longer.

“As we move through the end of June into the first week of July, it looks like things are going to remain somewhat cool and unsettled for much of the province,” Proctor said. 

However, later in the month, July is expected to bring warmer-than-normal temperatures and drier conditions as the first full week comes to an end and more typical summer conditions begin to settle in. 

“Further into July, it does look like it’s going to be sort of trending warmer than normal as we start to get into a much, much more typical summer weather.” 

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While summer conditions are on the horizon, Proctor says residents should also be prepared for the province’s most active period for severe weather.

“One thing to keep in mind is that July tends to be our peak month for summer severe weather,” he said.

Risk of severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours, large hail, and even tornadoes tends to be at its highest during this month.

“It’s really important to keep an eye out on the sky, see what’s going on, and to listen for updated watches and warnings, we might be issuing them.” 

The outlook comes after an exceptionally wet June across parts of the province.

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Edmonton, in particular, has seen record-breaking rainfall. As of June 28, the city had recorded roughly 260 millimetres of precipitation for the month, surpassing the previous June record of 216.5 millimetres that was set in 1914. 

According to Proctor, the highest amount of rainfall Edmonton has ever recorded was 283 millimetres in July of 1901.

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