If you were hoping for a warm, dry summer this year, you might want to head out west.
The cool weather pattern that has dominated much of Central and Eastern Canada this spring will prevail into the summer months, according to U.S. weather service AccuWeather.com.
Western Canada however, will experience a drier summer and hotter-than-normal temperatures.
“A persistence dip in the jet stream across Central and Eastern Canada will lead to an increase of cool spells in the region, especially during June and July,” the weather company wrote in an online post.
In addition to the cool jet stream, the record amount of ice covering the Great Lakes this spring has delayed the warming of the lakes, and will have a cooling effect in the first half of the summer on surrounding regions including: Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto.
The upside to a cooler summer? The weather agency expects that below-normal temperatures and lower humidity levels in the eastern Prairies and northwestern Ontario will reduce the threat of severe weather.
And while Atlantic Canada can expect to have a cool start to the summer, warmer and more humid-than-normal conditions are expected for the second half.
Meanwhile, in British Columbia, above-normal temperatures, little rainfall, and the ongoing Pine Bark Beetle infestation is expected to increase the risk for large wildfires.
