Canada Day relies somewhat on good weather, which it should (mostly) get. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

By Rob Mahon

Canada Day Weather

Rain or sun for Canada Day in P.A.? Yes

Jun 30, 2022 | 5:00 PM

Sometimes Mother Nature is extremely cooperative for outdoor summer events, as was the case with the street fair in Prince Albert.

So, will we get cooperation for the Canada Day festivities and the following long weekend or not?

The answer, according to Environment Canada, is a resounding maybe. There are signs pointing to scattered showers for Canada Day, and even a risk of a thunderstorm, but there are also signs pointing to a sunny couple of days, albeit slightly cooler than average ones.

“We’re kind of in an unsettled pattern,” said Terri Lang, regional meteorologist with Environment Canada. “Meaning we’re not expecting long days of sunshine, we’re also not expecting long days of rain. It’s going to be kind of a mix of both.”

There is a slight risk of a thunderstorm for the evening of Canada Day, but even that will be hit and miss.

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Temperatures throughout the weekend, meanwhile, are supposed to be just below seasonal averages but not too far below.

“For this time of year, we’re looking for average highs around 23 degrees and average overnight lows around 11,” Lang said. “Of course, those extremes make up the averages as well. Sunday and Monday, highs in the mid-20s, I’d say that’s kind of perfect.”

This weather may not be perfect but comparably better than some southern parts of the province where there were five tornados on Wednesday night. There’s no such calamitous weather in the forecast for Canada Day in Prince Albert, though nothing is ever quite guaranteed.

“Tornados are super hard to forecast,” Lang noted. “We know the conditions that will bring them about, but trying to forecast them is extremely difficult.”

If the rain holds off, those clouds could be good news for those attending outdoor events because it makes it harder to get sunburned. It does not, however, make getting sunburn impossible.

“With UV, when there are scattered clouds around it actually increases the UV because it bounces off the clouds,” said Lang. “So you actually have almost a better chance of getting more UV on partly cloudy days because of the effect of that. Even on low-UV days you can still get a sunburn.”

Lang added the weather in June was wild at times and while that’s normal for June, it didn’t necessarily feel normal because the last couple of years have been far quieter due to all the dry weather.

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