Long range forecast calls for hot harvest: Environment Canada

Environment Canada – Hotter than normal temperatures are expected across the Canadian Prairies over the next three months, with average to below-average precipitation, according to the latest long range seasonal forecast from Environment and Climate Change Canada, released July 31.

The government agency calls for a 50 to 60 per cent chance of above normal temperatures from August through October across all the agricultural regions of Western Canada, with the warmest weather in southern Manitoba. Precipitation is expected to be normal across most of the growing regions, aside from Manitoba’s Interlake and parts of southern Alberta where there is a 40 per cent chance of below normal rainfall.

Meanwhile, the major farming areas of Eastern Canada from Ontario through the Maritime provinces have an 80 to 90 per cent chance of above normal temperatures, according to the forecast. Drier than normal moisture is also likely in parts of Ontario.