May 2019 Forecasts and Discussions

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Smoky out there today. Looks pretty brutal in Alberta.
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1C snow in Yellowknife right now and 25C in High Level, AB... :wtfyell:

Btw, I'll be in YK in a month, for a week. :thumbup: :wave:
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Been sunny but smoky/hazy the last couple days here. Today looks better than yesterday.
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Happy June butties. Enjoy summer. Thanks for all your comments, obs and analysis. :think: :think: :think:
Of course it could easily be 18c and bommy during this strong EN, but instead March starts out troffy and chilly! :shock: :shock: Bring on some 18c sunny days
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--Weak to moderate El Nino conditions are expected in the equatorial Pacific into this summer, and this may have a small role in the weather pattern this summer, especially in the western half of the country.

--Expect an unusually warm and dry summer across western Canada, especially British Columbia through the Yukon Territory. This is likely to lead to an active wildfire season in this region, with a higher probability of large fires that can burn tremendous amounts of land area. Later in the summer, smoke from large wildfires in the north may become a health issue at times across southern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta, this includes places such as Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.

****In Canada, lightning causes around 50 percent of all wildfires (from National Resources Canada), however, lightning started fires are responsible for 85 percent of all the area that is burned in Canada on average.

--Increased potential for record-challenging heat over portions of British Columbia this summer.

--Currently, significant drought exists in portions of northwestern British Columbia, northern Alberta and from south-central Saskatchewan to south-central Manitoba. Based on our current outlook, I fear that drought conditions may become extreme this summer from central and northern British Columbia, through northern Alberta.

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Snowed_in wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 6:00 pm Smoky out there today. Looks pretty brutal in Alberta.
Lol what smoke? :roll: it was marine clouds my friend
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John wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 10:50 pm Lol what smoke? :roll: it was marine clouds my friend
There has been no cloud over here on the island this week, but it has been smoky haze. Nothing like last year and no smell or anything. NE flow aloft brought some high level smoke in from Alberta.
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Antares wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 6:40 pm 1C snow in Yellowknife right now and 25C in High Level, AB... :wtfyell:

Btw, I'll be in YK in a month, for a week. :thumbup: :wave:
Nice time to go extended daylight are you going to visit your Antler friends? :lol: hot and dusty.
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John wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 10:50 pm Lol what smoke? :roll: it was marine clouds my friend
Driving around this evening in the central valley I was wondering too was it just that haze from marine moisture or possible wildfire smoke from Alberta. :dunno:
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Monty wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 10:41 pm --Weak to moderate El Nino conditions are expected in the equatorial Pacific into this summer, and this may have a small role in the weather pattern this summer, especially in the western half of the country.

--Expect an unusually warm and dry summer across western Canada, especially British Columbia through the Yukon Territory. This is likely to lead to an active wildfire season in this region, with a higher probability of large fires that can burn tremendous amounts of land area. Later in the summer, smoke from large wildfires in the north may become a health issue at times across southern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta, this includes places such as Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.

****In Canada, lightning causes around 50 percent of all wildfires (from National Resources Canada), however, lightning started fires are responsible for 85 percent of all the area that is burned in Canada on average.

--Increased potential for record-challenging heat over portions of British Columbia this summer.

--Currently, significant drought exists in portions of northwestern British Columbia, northern Alberta and from south-central Saskatchewan to south-central Manitoba. Based on our current outlook, I fear that drought conditions may become extreme this summer from central and northern British Columbia, through northern Alberta.


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]I guess that means a mild fall/winter too. :thumbdown:
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Hawk wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 9:05 pm Happy June butties. Enjoy summer. Thanks for all your comments, obs and analysis. :think: :think: :think:
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Snowed_in wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 8:09 am Almost sounds like we live in a rainforest :lol:
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John wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 10:50 pm Lol what smoke? :roll: it was marine clouds my friend
Were there unicorns and rainbows as well?
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Pesky marine layer still stuck over us again today. :thumbdown:
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If only the marine layer was a sexy girl... :cooldance: She would be a much better layer... :silent:
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