The Weather Network's summer outlook

"Fluctuating temperatures will be the main weather story across the country," said Diar Hassan, Meteorologist with The Weather Network.

"The already weak La Nina phenomenon is expected to continue to lose strength and combined with jet stream blocking patterns across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, will keep temperatures variable for the season. Overall, temperatures will balance out, forecast models demonstrate that by the end of the summer temperatures will be near normal."

Poor air quality is a concern for many Canadians across the country, particularly in southern Ontario and Quebec during the summer months. The prevailing jet stream is expected to be over the most smog prone regions of the country, which will help to improve air quality for this summer in comparison to last summer.

June 1st marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. It is expected to be an active season, with most of the activity starting in mid-July.

Temperatures across British Columbia are forecasted to be near normal for most of the province with the exception of the coast.

Residents of the three Prairie Provinces can look forward to near normal temperatures across the entire region.
The majority of Ontario and Quebec will have near normal conditions for the summer months. However, residents living along the Windsor to Montreal corridor can anticipate less precipitation and slightly higher than normal temperatures.

Temperatures in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and southern areas of Newfoundland & Labrador are expected to be above normal.

Eastern and Western areas of the Territories will see below normal precipitation. For more information, visit
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