Weather in Canada 2022-up

[Mark]

The recent cold snap in Key Lake, Saskatchewan, has been particularly brutal, even by Canada's standards.

On March 11, morning thermometers plunged to -45.3C (-49.5F), an noteworthy 25C (45F) below the seasonal average.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/saskatchewan-freeze-aussie-cyclones

[Mark]

A late-season ice storm swept through Ontario, knocking out power to more than 400,000 homes and businesses.

Late March ice storms of this magnitude are rare in Ontario. While freezing rain can occur, sustained ice accretion like this—particularly in southern regions—is unusual.

On Sunday, Orillia and Peterborough declared states of emergency due to widespread outages, fallen trees, and treacherous roads. Residents were urged to stay home and conserve water to avoid overwhelming sewer systems.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/ice-storm-cuts-power-to-400000-in

[Mark]

Temur Durrani, Matthew Konhauser and Mike Hager
The Globe and Mail
Fri, 30 May 2025 10:57 UTC
A wildfire in the Flin Flon, Man., area on Tuesday. Mostly firefighters were left behind after the city evacuated.
© AP
A wildfire in the Flin Flon, Man., area on Tuesday. Mostly firefighters were left behind after the city evacuated.
Wildfires across Western Canada have forced thousands of people from their homes, as dry, warm and windy temperatures intensified new flares Friday, causing Manitoba to ask for international help.

Manitoba and Saskatchewan are under provincewide states of emergency for the next month, while evacuations have also been ordered in large parts of Alberta and British Columbia.

There were more than 180 active wildfires across the country Friday evening, with 23 of those being new and at least 102 considered out of control. The situation this week has been so severe that Manitoba was forced to call upon the Canadian Armed Forces to rescue residents from several communities.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew on Friday requested more equipment and personnel from international jurisdictions, including helicopters from the United States and Colombia. The province has already been receiving firefighters from New Brunswick, Alberta, B.C. and Prince Edward Island.

"We are doing everything that we can to preserve life," Mr. Kinew told reporters in Winnipeg, where the vast majority of more than 17,000 evacuees are being housed in arenas and soccer fields converted into shelters.

"As we head into the weekend, please pray for rain. We haven't seen rain in the forecast yet."





Two more areas in Manitoba - around Bakers Narrows in the north and Bissett in the east - were ordered to evacuate Friday. Also in the northern region, Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Cross Lake, Norway House and Mathias Colomb First Nation in Pukatawagan are also vacating their properties this week.

Mr. Kinew said final evacuations in Flin Flon, Man., where roughly 5,000 people live, occurred Friday, with mostly firefighters left behind. That blaze began Monday just across the provincial border in the Saskatchewan town of Creighton.

Keith Selma left all of his belongings behind in Flin Flon, save for some books, juice, the clothes he wore and a few extra shirts.

"You just have no idea how exhausting this is," he said by phone Friday from his uncle's home in Portage la Prairie near Winnipeg, where he'd flown with his cat and dog.

"I would never wish this kind of stress on anyone. All I can think about, dream about really, is that orange-red sky."

Jackie Castel was among more than 2,300 people from Mathias Colomb who fled her home. After flying roughly 700 kilometres to Winnipeg on a military plane with her daughter and son, she breathed a sigh of relief Friday afternoon outside a Best Western hotel.

"My body is trying to getting used to the air here, so much better than back home," she said, where the smoke became so thick "you could taste it in your mouth."

Ms. Castel was able to leave, but Mathias Colomb Chief Gordie Bear said many others in the remote community are still stranded.

"The helicopters are too slow and too small," he said. "Every hour we wait puts lives at risk. We need more help, especially from the military."





There are 25 active wildfires in Manitoba, with 106 in total this year. Before this week, the 20-year average for the region was 78 annual fires.

In Saskatchewan, 15 fires burned Friday, seven of which were uncontained. The province has recorded 207 wildfires this year - well over its five-year annual average of 125.

Premier Scott Moe has ordered evacuations for the communities around Pelican Narrows, Hall Lake, Brabant Lake, Canoe Lake, Lower Fishing Lake, Piprell Lake, East Trout Lake, Little Bear Lake, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Whiteswan Bay. Other areas have also been told to be ready to flee at a moment's notice this weekend.

In Prince Albert, Sask., Weldon McCallum recalls consoling his young daughter as flames nearly destroyed his home in the city's north end.

"It's pretty hard to contain myself from crying with her, but I keep telling my daughter and my family not to lose hope."

Mr. McCallum, who is helping co-ordinate Saskatchewan's evacuation efforts for Peter Ballantyne, is pleading for more help.

"We need support in terms of fire protection," he said. "I'm really praying that we can get more."

Alexandria Jones at the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre said wildfires have been moving faster and spreading quicker this year.

"They're just more severe all around," she said.

The leading cause of wildfires is human activity, she added.

In B.C., 60 wildfires were burning Friday, with more than half out of control - mostly in the northeast. One fire in the Peace River Regional District quadrupled in size within a single day, as rural communities in the region bordering Alberta evacuated.

Air-quality alerts warning about smoke were issued in most of Alberta. The province was contending with at least 50 active fires Friday, including 29 deemed out of control. Evacuations are taking place near Chipewyan Lake, Red Earth Creek, Loon Lake, Peerless Lake and Trout Lake.

Non-essential workers at the Christina Lake facility, about 150 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, have also been told to leave the oil-production site by MEG Energy.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qDflwPsP5bE?feature=share

https://www.sott.net/article/499858-Wildfires-force-thousands-to-flee-homes-in-Western-Canada

[Mark]

After approaching 30C (86F), parts of the Yukon are now bracing for snow and sub-zero wind chills.

Old Crow hit 29.7C (85.5F) on Sunday. By Tuesday night, the same region faced freezing temperatures, icy winds, and snow.

Temperatures crashed to 0C (32F), with wind chills as low as -10C (14F). Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) scrapped the weekend’s heat warnings and issued a special weather statement as frigid air barreled in from the Beaufort Sea.

The Arctic front delivered July snow not just to northern Yukon, but also to parts of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Alaska.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/yukon-swings-from-heat-to-snow-foot

[Mark]

More than 700 active wildfires burning across Canada and about two-thirds are currently out-of-control

Billowing smoke from hundreds of out-of-control wildfires - most of which are in the Canadian Prairies - have caused severe air quality alerts across Canada and the United States.

Detroit, Michigan, and the Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto, recorded some of the worst air quality in the world on Monday, according to a ranking by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company.

More than 700 active wildfires are currently burning across Canada and about two-thirds of them are now out-of-control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), a non-profit organization that is owned by government agencies.

One brush fire, in British Columbia, was reportedly caused when an osprey dropped a fish on to a power line, sparking a small blaze which was later extinguished.

But most of the current fires that are causing the poor, smoggy air quality and reduced visibility are connected to warmer-than-average temperatures, drought conditions, decreased levels of snowpack and low soil moisture, according to Natural Resources Canada.
https://www.sott.net/category/4-Earth-Changes?page=2

[Mark]

The likes of Nunavut are continuing their early-season plunges.

On September 14, Isachsen (78.5N) logged -14.8C (5F) — a very cold reading for mid-Sept. While further north, at Svartevaeg/Cape Stallworthy (81.2N), thermometers dipped to -12.3C (10F).

The sun is beginning to drop below the horizon in the High Arctic, and winter is setting in early
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/biting-cold-in-canadas-far-north

[Mark]

The season’s first widespread freeze swept through Alberta over the weekend.

Mountain Park registered an icy -12.5C (9.5F), while Duck Lake dipped to -11.5C (11.3F), Abee -10.8C (12.6F), and Job Creek -10.2C (13.6F). Even Pika Run, Willow Creek, and Scalp Creek all touched -10C (14F).

Farther south and east, the chill extended into the cities. Edmonton International bottomed at -7.7C (18F), Edmonton-Blatchford -2.9C (26.8F), and Calgary International -3.3C (26F).
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/big-freeze-for-canadian-rockies-historic

[Mark]

Following yesterday’s round of record-breaking lows across western Canada, the cold continued through Oct 15.
Between Monday and Wednesday, British Columbia alone has now logged more than 30 new daily minimum temperature records, deepening what is shaping up to be one of the most widespread early-season cold outbreaks in provincial history.
Among the most dramatic plunges are Merritt’s -9.8C (14.4F), which breaks the previous Oct 15 record of -6.7C (19.9F) set in 1938; Clinton’s -8.4C (16.9F) (old record -5.6C / 21.9F, from 1976); and Golden’s -7.5C (18.5F) (old mark -7.2C / 19F, set back in 1931).

[Mark]

The most brutal cold struck Alberta, where Thanksgiving Day (Oct 13) delivered historic lows.

Red Deer plunged to -12.7C (9.1F), making for the coldest Thanksgiving reading ever recorded in books dating back to 1904.

Hendrickson Creek tanked to -21.8C (-7.2F), smashing its previous record of -18.5C (-1.3F) from 2017.

Other parts of Alberta saw long-standing records fall:

Edson: -12.4C (9.7F), breaking -10.7C (12.7F) set in 1992.

Jasper: -9.9C (14.2F), breaking -8.3C (17.1F) from 1930.

Drumheller: -9.3C (15.3F), breaking -8.3C (17.1F) set in 1969.

Beaverlodge: -9.1C (15.6F), breaking -8.2C (17.2F) set in 2009.

Brooks: -8.6C (16.5F), breaking -7.8C (18F) set in 1969.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/arctic-air-crushes-century-old-records

[Mark]

Wind-chill projections show stretches of Canada headed for insane levels of cold, with almost the entire nation holding below -10F (-23C).

Season-low temperatures are already piling up: Yukon’s Dempster hit -46.5C (-51.7F) on December 8; Fort Good Hope in the Northwest Territories reached -44.7C (-48.5F); and Norman Wells, Dawson City, Old Crow, and Mayo all sitting below -40C (-40F).

Consistent cold air is queued for the coming weeks:

This is the kind of deep Arctic reservoir that, once established, tends to spill south.

And sure enough, the Northeast U.S. has flipped into mid-winter. Temperatures on Dec 9 are due to dip 25F to 35F below normal, with widespread single digits (F) across New England and interior New York — exceptional cold for this early in the season.

What’s missing is the snow. The big cities have struggled so far — the storm track is there, the cold is there, but the pieces haven’t phased together yet. This is the pattern for much of the Northern Hemisphere in fact — very cold, but limited snow.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/brutally-cold-canada-and-northeast

[Mark]

Yukon was plunged into true mid-winter cold on December 9.

Tuesday’s readings were anomalous, to say the least, with Braeburn hitting -49.2C (-56.6F) at 1 pm — the coldest temperature recorded this early in the season since 1995, when -53C (-63.4F) was logged on Dec 4.

A widespread corridor of -44C to -47C (-47F to -52F) stretched across the territory.

Other Yukon minimums stood as follows: -47.1C (-52.8F) at Beaver Creek (Airport), -46.8C (-52.2F) at Mayo, -45.8C (-50.4F) at Beaver Creek (Town), -45.7C (-50.3F) at both Antimony Creek and Burwash, -45.4C (-49.7F) at Champagne, -44.6C (-48.3F) at Faro, -44.3C (-47.7F) at Willow Creek, -44.1C (-47.4F) at Klondike FC, and -44C (-47.2F) at Dawson.

The broader pattern across the high latitudes remains unchanged: intensifying cold over Alaska and western Canada, repeatedly reloading and pressing south. North America’s winter engine is running, and additional powerful Arctic deliveries are lining up.

This deep reservoir of Arctic air over Alaska and western Canada is primed to spill into the Lower 48, with the first major push arriving this weekend. Widespread anomalies of 20F to 30F below average are expected from the Midwest through the Mid-Atlantic.

Daytime highs for the likes of Chicago and Minneapolis will struggle to escape the single digits (F), with overnight lows dangerously cold as the core slides east and south.

Daily highs for Dec 14:
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/yukon-nears-50c-karakoram-has-cooled

[Mark]

Braeburn crashed to a low of -53C (-63.4F) on Wednesday, Yukon’s coldest December temperature in more than 40 years.

You have to go back to 1984, when Watson Lake hit -53.3C, to find a lower December reading.

The wider region is deep in the same Arctic reservoir.

Beaver Creek, Champagne, Faro, Mayo, Nursery, and Tuchitua have all posted lows between -47C and -49C (-52.6F to -56.2F). Whitehorse has fallen to -40C (-40F), its earliest -40C since 2006 and, excluding that outlier year, since 1995.

This is exceptional early-season cold, even by Yukon standards.

A pool this cold, this entrenched, rarely stays put. The pattern is primed to drive further outbreaks south as winter tightens.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/coldest-yukon-temp-since-1984-indore

[Mark]

Fort St. John, British Columbia is digging out from a brutal, record-setting start to winter.

More than 67 cm (26.4 inches) of snow has fallen over northeastern B.C. since the beginning of December, nearly triple the region’s monthly average of 26.8 cm (10.6 inches), according to Environment Canada. Daily snowfall records were broken on Dec 10 and Dec 13.

Pacific moisture overrunning the Rockies has been colliding with a firmly entrenched Arctic air mass.

Fort St. John has endured consecutive days of snowfall with no reset, overwhelming clearing capacity and forcing crews into overtime while private contractors are brought in to cope.

The cold is now tightening its grip. Temperatures are expected to plunge below -30C (-22F), with equipment performance and clearing progress increasingly strained in -30C to -40C (-22F to -40F) conditions.

Looking south, while much of the U.S. appears on course for a milder Christmas period, the likes of the Sierra Nevada are set for a snowy pounding. NOAA Blend of Models shows the range receiving a solid 6-12+ feet of snow through Christmas week:
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/record-snow-for-fort-st-john-bc-arabian

[Mark]

Winter still has Canada in a chokehold.
Rivière aux Feuilles, Nunavik, Quebec plunged to -43.3C (-45.9F) on March 30 — an extreme late-season low and around 25C below average. Two days before April, that’s just 3.3C shy of Quebec’s all-time April record.
This isn’t isolated. Much of Canada has run well below normal through March.
And the pattern is locked in.
Persistent troughing over Canada is anchoring Arctic air in place, while ridging dominates large parts of the United States. A positive Arctic Oscillation is effectively corralling the cold into the high latitudes — with Canada at the center.
Forecasts show little change into April.
Below-normal temperatures are set to persist across the country.
Spring may be underway on the calendar. But across Canada (and Alaska and much of Greenland and central Siberia), winter hasn’t left

[Mark]

Canada is still posting sub -40C lows.

Schefferville, Quebec has set a new April provincial cold record, plunging to -40.4C (-40.7F) — breaking the previous mark of -40C (-40F) set in 1994 at Bonnard (records in Quebec extend back to the late 1800s).

Nearby, Rivière aux Feuilles set a new April record of -39.8C (-39.6F).

Kuujjuarapik tanked to -36.2C (-33.2F), smashing its previous April low of -33.9C (-29F), set in 1950 and 1970.

Further east, Wabush Lake in Labrador hit -35.3C (-31.5F) — just shy of both its monthly and provincial April records.

This is not a one-off event. It follows an exceptionally cold March across northern Canada.

Large parts of the territories, Ontario, Quebec, and Labrador experienced their coldest month of the season. Stations such as Rankin Inlet (since 1953), Churchill (since 1929), and Wabush (since 1960) averaged record cold months of March.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/april-opens-with-record-cold-across

[Mark]

Mid-April, and Canada is still locked in a harsh winter pattern.

The tropospheric polar vortex remains intact and operating at mid-winter strength.

Instead of weakening into spring, it is holding a tight circulation over Hudson Bay, keeping the region frozen and continuing to drive Arctic air south.

Forecasts over the next 10 days show repeated cold surges into central and eastern Canada, with the pattern staying stable rather than breaking down.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/polar-vortex-holds-canada-in-winter

[PaulMy]

komoka village weather
 Latitude N 42° 57' 36"    Longitude W 81° 26' 18"    Elevation 827 ft

Today Now at 08:50 on 16 April 2026
Komoka, ON Canada
The Over Night Temp Low was  13.4 °C
Rainfall of  0.4 mm since midnight.
Rainfall last 24 hours 3.4 mm
Current Temp Outside is  16.0 °C with Humidity  71 % and Dew Point  6.7 °C
Latest Wind Gust  6.4 km/h with speed of  2.1 km/h  from the W
Wind Chill is  16.0 °C
Barometer is currently sitting on 1008.00 hPa
Sunshine hours so far today 0.4
Current Snow Depth is 0 cm with a recent Fall of 0 cm


Yesterday's Highs and Lows Canada: UTC -5 (NZT -18)
Komoka, Ontario, Canada
Temp High: 22.3 °C
Temp Low: 14.4 °C
Hum High: 75 %
Hum Low: 61 %
Day Rainfall Total: 18.2 mm
Month Rainfall Total: 57.2 mm
Year Rainfall Total: 208.4 mm
Highest Wind Gust: 40.7
Highest Average Wind Speed: 12.9 km/h
Wind Run: 76.9 km
Baro High: 1010.67 hPa
Baro Low: 1006.91 hPa
Rainfall last 24 hours: 3.4 mm
Sunshine: 1.2 hours
New Snowfall: 0 cm
Total Snow Depth: 0 cm


Canada Weather https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html

Yesterday's hot and cold spots April 15 ...
Hot spot in Canada: 23.7 °C Delhi, ON
Cold spot in Canada: -34.1 °C Thomsen River, NT

Hot spot in British Columbia: 13.4 °C Osoyoos
Cold spot in British Columbia: -11.3 °C Pu

Hot spot in Alberta: 15.6 °C Brooks
Cold spot in Alberta: -24.1 °C Egg Island

Hot spot in Saskatchewan: 17.8 °C Assiniboia Airport
Cold spot in Saskatchewan: -28.9 °C Collins Bay

Hot spot in Manitoba: 19.8 °C Morden AAFC
Cold spot in Manitoba: -25.9 °C Tadoule Lake

Hot spot in Ontario: 23.7 °C Delhi
Cold spot in Ontario: -16.6 °C Fort Severn Airport

Hot spot in Quebec: 12.9 °C Matagami Airport
Cold spot in Quebec: -26.0 °C Pingualuit (Parc national)

Hot spot in New Brunswick: 13.4 °C Stephen
Cold spot in New Brunswick: 0.1 °C Bathurst Airport

Hot spot in Nova Scotia: 12.6 °C Yarmouth
Cold spot in Nova Scotia: -1.6 °C Ingonish Beach

Hot spot in Prince Edward Island: 10.1 °C Summerside
Cold spot in Prince Edward Island: 1.6 °C East Point

Hot spot in Newfoundland and Labrador: 8.6 °C Millertown
Cold spot in Newfoundland and Labrador: -25.2 °C Wabush Airport

Hot spot in Yukon: 7.5 °C Pelly Ranch (Fort Selkirk)
Cold spot in Yukon: -25.4 °C Ivvavik National Park

Hot spot in Northwest Territories: 5.0 °C Deadmen Valley
Cold spot in Northwest Territories: -34.1 °C Thomsen River

Hot spot in Nunavut: -9.4 °C Qikiqtarjuaq
Cold spot in Nunavut: -33.1 °C Eureka

[PaulMy]

komoka village weather
 Latitude N 42° 57' 36"    Longitude W 81° 26' 18"    Elevation 827 ft

Today Now at 08:20 on 18 April 2026
Komoka, ON Canada
The Over Night Temp Low was  10.9 °C
Rainfall of  0.0 mm since midnight.
Rainfall last 24 hours 0.0 mm
Current Temp Outside is  16.5 °C with Humidity  57 % and Dew Point  3.9 °C
Latest Wind Gust  23.5 km/h with speed of  10.6 km/h  from the N
Wind Chill is  16.5 °C
Barometer is currently sitting on 1004.64 hPa
Sunshine hours so far today 0.4
Current Snow Depth is 0 cm with a recent Fall of 0 cm


Yesterday's Highs and Lows Canada: UTC -5 (NZT -18)
Komoka, Ontario, Canada
Temp High: 19.8 °C
Temp Low: 6.6 °C
Hum High: 75 %
Hum Low: 54 %
Day Rainfall Total: 0.0 mm
Month Rainfall Total: 68.4 mm
Year Rainfall Total: 219.6 mm
Highest Wind Gust: 27.8
Highest Average Wind Speed: 12.9 km/h
Wind Run: 127.9 km
Baro High: 1017.24 hPa
Baro Low: 1011.55 hPa
Rainfall last 24 hours: 0.0 mm
Sunshine: 8.0 hours
New Snowfall: 0 cm
Total Snow Depth: 0 cm


Yesterday's hot and cold spots ...
Hot spot in Ontario: 21.7 °C     Muskoka Airport; Sarnia
Cold spot in Ontario: -21.2 °C   Peawanuck

Hot spot in Canada: 21.7 °C      Muskoka Airport, ON; Sarnia, ON
Cold spot in Canada: -33.4 °C    Eureka, NU

[Mark]

Marmot Basin, in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies, is still operating in mid-April like peak winter.

The mountain picked up 22 cm (9 in) in the past 48 hours, with a 153 cm (60 in) base and all terrain remaining open into May.

Temperatures remain locked below freezing on the upper mountain (around -6C to -9C / 21F to 16F), with additional light snowfall continuing through the week and only very limited thaw during the day.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/canadian-rockies-still-reloading

[PaulMy]

komoka village weather
 Latitude N 42° 57' 36"    Longitude W 81° 26' 18"    Elevation 827 ft

Today Now at 09:20 on 19 April 2026
Komoka, ON Canada
The Over Night Temp Low was  2.8 °C
Rainfall of  0.0 mm since midnight.
Rainfall last 24 hours 4.4 mm
Current Temp Outside is  6.2 °C with Humidity  49 % and Dew Point  -7.5 °C
Latest Wind Gust  23.5 km/h with speed of  10.6 km/h  from the NNW
Wind Chill is  4.5 °C
Barometer is currently sitting on 1016.60 hPa
Sunshine hours so far today 2.5
Current Snow Depth is 0 cm with a recent Fall of 0 cm


Yesterday's Highs and Lows Canada: UTC -5 (NZT -18)
Komoka, Ontario, Canada
Temp High: 18.6 °C
Temp Low: 5.9 °C
Hum High: 74 %
Hum Low: 50 %
Day Rainfall Total: 6.6 mm
Month Rainfall Total: 75.0 mm
Year Rainfall Total: 226.2 mm
Highest Wind Gust: 38.6
Highest Average Wind Speed: 17.2 km/h
Wind Run: 184.5 km
Baro High: 1013.24 hPa
Baro Low: 1003.22 hPa
Rainfall last 24 hours: 4.4 mm
Sunshine: 1.1 hours
New Snowfall: 0 cm
Total Snow Depth: 0 cm


Yesterday's hot and cold spots ...
Hot spot in Ontario: 26.5 °C     Moose Creek Wells
Cold spot in Ontario: -14.8 °C   Muskrat Dam Airport

Hot spot in Canada: 26.7 °C      Saint-Anicet, QC
Cold spot in Canada: -33.0 °C    Hanbury River, NT


5-Day Forecast from Weather Underground KOMOKA Station
The 5-day Forecast for London/Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Sunday - Considerable cloudiness. Highs 6 to 8C and lows -4 to -2C.
Monday - Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Highs 2 to 4C and lows -4 to -2C.
Tuesday - Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Highs 14 to 16C and lows 5 to 7C.
Wednesday - Mainly sunny. Highs 18 to 20C and lows 4 to 6C.
Thursday - Mostly sunny. Highs 21 to 23C and lows 10 to 12C.
Friday - Afternoon showers. Highs 20 to 22C and lows 9 to 11C.