ALLISTER AALDERS: Look both north and south to find the heat

As I seemed outdoors from my desk in RisePEI on Wednesday, I couldn’t assist however assume the temperature felt extra spring-like.  

Summer season-time warmth is at all times a giant subject. Individuals complain concerning the winter chilly and lengthy for summer time heat.   

Then when it arrives, it appears we’re determined for reduction. In fact, all of it relies on who you ask.   

Many like to think about summer time warmth as being sizzling and humid, and chances are you’ll be questioning simply the place is the summer time warmth and humidity?   

A lot of it over the previous week has been bottled up over northern Canada and the southern U.S.   

Daytime temperatures over a lot of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are as a lot as 10 to fifteen C above the seasonal common, with a few of the warmest temperatures to be discovered throughout the Arctic Circle.   

It’s because a powerful high-pressure ridge has been locked in place with an upper-level low to its southeast off British Columbia.  

A big excessive over the southern U.S. is liable for the excessive warmth there.  

Whereas we’ve had some sizzling and humid days right here in Atlantic Canada, extended excessive warmth and humidity hasn’t made an prolonged look but, which isn’t a foul factor.   

The typical excessive for this time of 12 months is about 20 to 25 C in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, and 16 to 23 C for Newfoundland and Labrador, so we’re simply at or barely under seasonal proper now, relying on the place you’re.  

In the event you’d prefer it to be hotter than the low-to-mid 20s, some upper-level ridging within the jet stream will try and heat up temperatures later subsequent week, which additionally comes with a rise in humidity.  

There’s additionally nonetheless loads of summer time left. 

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Allister Aalders is a climate specialist with SaltWire Community. Attain him at [email protected]