Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom: Weather Network
- The Weather Network released its summer 2025 forecast on May 28, predicting warmer-than-normal temperatures and drought risks across much of Canada.
- The forecast reflects warming trends since the late 1940s and draws some parallels to the drought and heat wave conditions in Western Canada in 2021.
- Doug Gillham, the forecast centre manager, highlighted warmer, drier conditions in southern Prairies and cautioned about wildfire risks requiring extra vigilance this summer.
- Experts predict 13 to 19 named storms, 6 to 10 hurricanes, and 3 to 5 major hurricanes in the Atlantic basin during the June-to-November hurricane season.
- The forecast suggests a busy hurricane season continuing a trend since 2016, with implications including drought, wildfire risks, and extreme weather challenges across Canada.
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Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom
iStock.com/edb3_16 Canadians longing for sunshine and warmth will likely be pleased by a summer forecast that has an abundance of both, says Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, but he cautioned the season “will highlight that you can get too much of a good thing.” Droughts, wildfires and powerful thunderstorms could be in the works across parts of Canada this summer, with warmer-than-normal temperatures possible for the vast majority of…
Warm summer forecast for B.C.'s South Coast, while Interior bakes, sparking wildfire, drought concerns: Weather Network
While B.C.'s Interior bakes in hotter than normal temperatures this summer, sparking drought and wildfire concerns, residents along the South Coast can expect more seasonal weather, according to the Weather Network's summer forecast.
Warm summer forecasted as droughts and wildfire risks loom: Weather Network
Canadians longing for sunshine and warmth will likely be pleased by a summer forecast that has an abundance of both, says Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, but he cautioned the season "will highlight that you can get too much of a good thing."


Warm summer in the forecast for Canada as droughts and wildfire risks loom, meteorologist says
Warmer-than-normal temperatures are possible for the vast majority of the country, according to The Weather Network’s seasonal forecast for the months of June, July and August
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