Canadians in the eastern part of the country should anticipate many hot days and nights this summer, while those out West shouldn't expect too many torrential downpours to relieve their dry weather, according to climatologist Dave Phillips.
Phillips says the cool weather finally faded away over the long weekend, causing those in eastern Canada to go from "slush to sweat" in a short period of time.
"I think that's the pattern that we're going to see," Phillips said on Wednesday, adding that El Nino is now "dead in the water."
The senior climatologist says Canada will experience waves of warm, humid, hazy air sweeping north from the United States, which should usher in a hotter-than-normal summer with an average amount of rainfall.
That'll be bad news for Western Canada, where tinder-dry conditions have sparked a number of wildfires in B.C. and Alberta.
Phillips says the region has been too hot and too dry for too long, but it should experience average rainfall through the summer.
He added that the La Nina effect will likely sweep in to close out the year with cooler temperatures.
