Weather Channel predicts back to normal weather for fall

Summer began with above normal temperatures across most of the country.

By August, temperatures dropped slightly balancing out values to near normal overall from coast to coast.

Canadians can expect the current near normal temperature trend to continue into the beginning of fall.

Precipitation during the summer months was slightly drier than normal for most of the country with the northern Prairie and Maritime provinces experiencing slightly more precipitation than normal during the summer.

Canadians can expect slightly below normal temperatures for most of the country in the upcoming few months," says meteorologist Jose Varela of the Weather Network

Precipitation will also be near seasonal, with the exception of most of Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan."

Near normal temperatures and precipitation are forecast for fall, however, if hurricanes track close to Canada's eastern coast, the region may end the season with slightly above normal precipitation.

Hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, is expected to be above normal with 12-14 named storms.