Tag: Weather
Look up! There’s a strong chance northern lights will put on a show this week – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heads up, skywatchers! Scientists predict that the northern lights are about to put on a far-reaching show that should be visible across most of Canada, thanks to a coronal “hole” in the sun that’s sending a high-speed stream of charged particles toward Earth. These intense auroras are…
Heat dome over Ontario, Quebec breaks temperature records, more humidity in store
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 24, 2025 8:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A heat wave is set to deliver another day of punishing heat and humidity to parts of Ontario and Quebec. Heat warnings are in place from Windsor through to Quebec City as record-breaking temperatures hit…
Search continues for 2 still missing after 6 killed when boat capsized on Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Divers searched a section of Lake Tahoe on Monday for two people still missing after six others were killed when a boat capsized during a powerful weekend thunderstorm that whipped up high waves, authorities said. Ten people were on board the 27-foot (8-meter) gold Chris-Craft vessel when it flipped Saturday…
‘Heat dome’ over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the strange weather hitting other parts of the country. Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Pellerin says scorching temperatures over the eastern part of the continent are causing below-normal temperatures in other regions, which have led to warnings of wet snow and heavy rain in the West….
Eastern half of U.S. braces for more long days of dangerous heat
MADISON, Wis. — Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East braced Sunday for another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures as a rare June heat wave continued to grip parts of the U.S. Almost all of the Northeast from North Dakota to Maine was under some type of heat advisory Sunday. So…
Hurricane Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico as category 3 storm – National
Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The hurricane’s centre was located about 20 miles (30 kilometres) east of Punta Maldonado. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 125 mph (205 kph). It was moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph), the hurricane centre said. The…
Sherwood Park hit with hail, up to 75 mm of rain Sunday night: Environment Canada – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A rainstorm swept through the Edmonton region on Sunday night, but the hardest-hit area was likely just east of the city in Sherwood Park, where a sudden downpour resulted in localized flooding in some communities. Paul Silveira, who said he has lived in the Strathcona County community…
Severe thunderstorm watches issued for central and southern Alberta on Sunday
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm watches for a large swath of central and southern Alberta on Sunday, stretching from just south of Edson in the north to just north of Lethbridge in the south. The cities of Calgary and Red Deer are included in the watch…
Northern Saskatchewan community welcomes wildfire evacuees back home
Wildfire conditions are proving favourable for areas in the province and communities have lifted evacuation orders, allowing people to finally return after weeks away from home. Source link
U.S. weather presenter’s coverage of Canadian wildfires has intensified
Three American TV weather presenters say their viewers’ appetite is soaring for information on the swaths of wildfire smoke drifting in from the Canadian Prairies. “The smoke has really dominated our weather forecasting headlines,” says Jacob Morse, a meteorologist for KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Morse said North Dakota has been hazy all week due to…
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