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Quebec on Sunday as more than 110 wildfires raging in the northern parts of the province set more communities on high alert for new evacuation orders.Environment Canada issued smog warnings for wide swaths of the north, south and west of the province, including Montreal, Quebec, Laval, Longueuil and Trois-Rivières.In Montreal and Ottawa, the air quality health index was listed at 10 or more, a level described as “very high risk.”Environment Canada said the poor air quality due to the forest fires will likely continue until Monday morning, adding the risk is highest for people with lung or heart disease, elderly people, children, pregnant women and those who work outdoors.“Stop any outdoor activities and contact your health care provider if you or someone in your care experience shortness of breath, wheezing (including asthma attacks), severe coughing, dizziness or chest pain,” it wrote.

Jasper, along Highway 93 south to Banff, and on Highway 40 north of the Yellowhead near Grande Cache.“We had a developing low-pressure system on Sunday over the central portion of the province,” said Sara Hoffman, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.“That was associated with a lot of cold air aloft flooding into the province, helping create these quite heavy showers over west-central portions of the province in Yellowhead County, including Jasper and especially the Grande Cache area, and the Hinton area all the way to the B.C. border.”In Jasper National Park, both rain and snow fell Monday.Up at Marmot Basin Ski Resort, the white stuff coated the ground and left a nearly foot-thick layer on patio furniture at the lower chalet.Snow atop mountains is not unexpected at any time of year, but it falling to the valley below during the summer months is another story.Parks Canada said more than 100 mm of rain and 55 cm of snow were recorded in some places Monday.If you haven’t heard from a friend or family member travelling in Jasper, Parks Canada is asking people to reach out to them.“If you’re aware of a backcountry camper who hasn’t checked in or arrived at their destination as anticipated, please call Parks Canada Dispatch at 780-852-6155.

El Nino may have an effect on Canada’s weather beginning this summer and lasting all the way through the winter.Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment Canada, Armel Castellan, said in a media conference Tuesday that “fairly robust modelling” indicates El Nino will make an impact this year.“We’ve shifted completely at the equatorial Pacific into El Nino conditions, meaning sea surface temperature anomalies are above normal,” said Castellan.“Now, how strong it will be remains to be seen, but it looks to be a fairly strong phenomenon this time around.”Statistically, he noted, the event doesn’t affect Canada’s weather until around Christmas time, when it may bring milder and drier weather for some parts of the country, and wetter weather for areas farther east.“Those typically happen between December and the middle of spring,” he said.Nevertheless, the condition is beginning a month or two earlier this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which “gives it room to grow.” There’s a 56 per cent chance it will be considered strong and a 25 per cent chance it reaches supersized levels, climate scientist Michelle L’Heureux, head of NOAA’s El Nino/La Nina forecast office, told the Associated Press.During El Nino, winds blowing west along the equator slow down, and warm water is pushed east, creating warmer surface ocean temperatures.The above-normal sea surface temperatures can shift weather patterns across the world, often by moving the paths of storms.Aside from El Nino’s future impact, Environment Canada is warning Canada will see above-normal temperatures until mid-July as the country has experienced a record-breaking wildfire season so far.“Right now, we won’t have a big

A heat dome is forming over Alberta, prompting widespread weather warnings and the activation of the City of Edmonton’s extreme weather response.

Special air quality statements are in effect for a large part of Ontario on Tuesday as forest fires rage in Quebec.

A weak tornado was seen east of Red Deer in central Alberta Wednesday afternoon.

Air Quality Health Index forecasted air quality at 10+ for both cities on Sunday, the worst rating for air quality according to Environment Canada.This means the air quality may pose very serious health risks for residents, especially for the elderly, children and people with respiratory illnesses.The smoke is also expected to linger in Edmonton.“It looks like it’s actually going to stick around until around tomorrow afternoon where we might get a brief reprieve in the smoke,” said Marianna Greenhough, meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada.“We can probably see a few thunderstorms possibly pass through tomorrow night …After those thunderstorms go through, it does look like the smoke will come back in again and maybe not quite as terrible as it is today, but it will not be good.

weather warning, and it’s expected that bitterly cold wind chills in some parts will continue until the weekend.According to Environment Canada, an extreme cold warning has been issued for much of the country, including all of Alberta and Saskatchewan, with wind chills nearing -40.Northern Ontario, northern and southern Quebec, some parts of Nunavut, Manitoba and British Columbia, and Newfoundland and Labrador are also expected to experience very cold wind chills, freezing rain or snow. Read more: All of Alberta under extreme cold warning as Arctic air sweeps south Read next: Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists “A large upper-level low (pressure system) is leading to a cold Arctic blast across the nation,” Global Edmonton chief meteorologist Jesse Beyer said on Wednesday.Much of the U.S.

Hurricane and tropical storm warnings have been issued across eastern Canada as Hurricane Fiona hurtles toward the region, slated to make landfall in Nova Scotia as a powerful post-tropical storm early Saturday morning.

Environment Canada said Fiona is now expected to impact the eastern shore on Friday, as it transforms into a strong post-tropical storm.The weather agency said there are indications of a deep hybrid low-pressure system, which possesses both tropical and intense winter storm-type properties. Fiona could bring very heavy rainfall and severe winds.“We’ll see some very strong, possibly damaging winds, probably a lot of heavy rainfall over some areas,” said Canadian Hurricane Centre meteorologist Ian Hubbard on Tuesday.“And we are expecting to see some coastal flooding, in terms of large waves and storm surge at some point.“ Tropical cyclone statement issued for Atlantic Canada as Fiona tracks north Hubbard said there was still a large cone of uncertainty on Tuesday, meaning there wasn’t enough detail about where Fiona would go.

Environment Canada has extended heat warnings in a number of provinces, as unseasonably hot conditions continue across the country.

Five provinces across central and eastern Canada continued to swelter in unseasonably hot conditions on Sunday, Environment Canada said as it extended a widespread heat warning into a second day.

Matt Berry was driving home after golfing Monday evening when cloudy skies quickly turned into a rare storm that dropped hail the size of softballs, caving in his windshield and leaving about 150 dents in his car.

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a number of provinces, with temperatures expected to reach or surpass 30 C over the coming days.

Hundreds of people who perished during the historic heat wave in British Columbia last summer died in homes ill-suited for temperatures that spiked into the high 30s and beyond for days,a report by B.C.’s coroners’ service found this month.

The major storm Manitobans have been preparing for over the last two days blew into the province overnight, and is expected to keep blowing until Friday.

More than 280,000 Ontarians lost power on Saturday evening due to high winds that wreaked havoc in the southern part of the province and triggered a widespread warning from Environment Canada.

Flood-ravaged communities across southern B.C. are not out of the woods yet, Environment Canada warned, as back-to-back atmospheric rivers approach.

freezing rain warning was issued for about four hours on Thursday for the Edmonton region, as overnight rainfall turned to deadly ice on area roads and highways.Environment Canada said a band of freezing rain moved east through Edmonton and surrounding areas, prompting a warning to be issued just after 6 a.m.The warning for the Capital region ended just after 10 a.m. as the system moved on.

Environment Canada says a “parade of storms” is going to make landfall over B.C. in the coming days bringing a lot of rain to many parts of the province.

Environment Canada says residents of B.C.’s South Coast are in for another 24 hours of heavy rain, prompting new warnings around the region’s waterways. Emily Lazatin reports.

This fall/winter is expected to be another La Nina season. However, Environment Canada says that is not enough information to produce a confident long range forecast this year. Here’s why and what you need know about this up coming season.

reaching a temperature of 46.6 C Sunday.Environment Canada said Monday this is still a preliminary number as heating may continue for another hour.Less than 24 hours later, Lytton has again broken the all-time Canadian high temperature record by reaching 47.5C at 4pm. This is a preliminary number as heating may continue for another hour.

At least 2 tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Monday: Environment Canada Big tornado #mbstorm @RadarOmega_WX @PrairieChasers pic.twitter.com/YKppUL9AOA— Sean Schofer (@SeanSchofer) August 8, 2020Environment Canada had issued a thunderstorm warning for the area earlier in the evening.August 7, 2020 – 806pm – 7 miles south of Virden MB #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/49H224NXIc— Dustin Freeman (@DusterMB) August 8, 2020 There is no word on any injuries or damage at this point but STARS has been called to the area.STAR 7 (Winnipeg) has been dispatched for a Scene Call Emergency in the Virden, MB area.— STARS air ambulance (@STARSambulance) August 8, 2020Manitoba Hydro is also reporting damage and a few hundred power outages in the area.#mboutage

Environment Canada says the worst of the storms that travelled across central and eastern Ontario on Sunday is over, but some areas of the province should still brace for wet weather Sunday night.The federal weather agency placed many municipalities under various warnings and watches — including tornado, severe thunderstorm and rainfall — on Sunday afternoon.

heat warning issued for the region.

coronavirus pandemic.A heat warning from Environment Canada is expected to remain in effect through to Sunday while the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) previously issued an extended heat warning for the region.

Toronto is under a heat warning as temperatures are soaring and are expected to stay like that over the weekend and into next week.Environment Canada issued the warning Wednesday saying a “prolonged period of hot weather is expected.”In Toronto, it’s expected to feel between 35 and 38 C with the humidex. Temperatures are similar through to Sunday, where with the humidex, it may feel as hot as 42 C outside.

London, Ont., came close to setting a new high temperature record on Monday, succeeded in setting a new record on Tuesday, and is in the running to possibly break a record on Wednesday.

Montreal is in for a blast of balmy weather over the next few days.

Residents of a Saanich, B.C. neighbourhood were shocked Thursday, when a weak tornado apparently touched down in a residential area.