Environment and Climate Change Canada

SASKATCHEWAN — Summer storm season has arrived, evidenced by several weather incidents across the province in June, including tornado warnings in southeastern Saskatchewan June 12. Being proactive rather than reactive is important to helping your family in case of a severe weather occurrence and resulting emergency situations. One way to stay in the know is […]

Environment Canada says a heat wave descending on parts of Ontario this week is expected to bring dangerously high temperatures. The weather agency has issued a heat warning starting Monday for an area that spans London to Ottawa, stretching up to Sault Ste. Marie and as far north as Fort Albany. Temperatures in the Greater […]

The month of May can be best described as wet with near normal temperatures. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says it’s a good thing considering the winter and early part of spring was dry. “After it being so dry for so long, to see so many stations recording above average precipitation, really good timing,” said Lang. […]

As we enter another wildfire season, Environment and Climate Change Canada is advising people to pay attention to air pollution levels and check the Air Quality Health Index – especially on smoky days.  HOW CAN I CHECK THE AIR QUALITY READING IN MY AREA? The Air Quality Health Index is at: https://weather.gc.ca/airquality/pages/index_e.html  You can take […]

While February was warm and drier than normal, March was sort of the opposite. Environment Canada Meteorologist Natalie Hazel had the weather stats for last month, and summarized March as being a little colder than normal. “Most places were colder than normal by two, maybe four, degrees Celsius,” said Hazel.  Saskatoon and Yorkton had the […]

Heavy snow and extreme cold are affecting large areas of the Prairies after a winter storm rolled through the area over the weekend. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of northern Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba, with up to 20 centimetres expected in some regions before tapering off Monday evening. An extreme cold warning is […]

Its been hard to complain too much about this winter. By and large its been mild, but next week things could turn wild. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of the arrival of an Alberta Clipper Monday, which will see temperatures drop dramatically and bring treacherous driving conditions to most of Saskatchewan […]

January was a roller-coaster of a month – from warm & dry to very cold, then warm again. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says the beginning of the month was like December, warm and dry, then during the second week some arctic air landed on the province, resulting in a cold snap for several days. […]

Environment Canada’s weather map looks like a quilt made up of various warnings and alerts from coast to coast. Special statements and snowfall warnings are in effect for much of British Columbia today. Snow is in the forecast, as an arctic flow spreads south to combine with a low-pressure system swinging in off the Pacific. […]

Here’s a quick list of Canada’s top 10 weather stories for 2023, as compiled by Environment Canada head climatologist David Phillips. 1. Wildfires — Nearly every jurisdiction in Canada had them this year, and the total amount of forest burned doubled the previous record. 2. Wildfire Smoke — Some Canadian cities had air quality as […]