Warm, dry weather here to stay for remainder of the week

After a largely gloomy month of October and cloud cover this past weekend, Proctor said the sunshine will stick around for the foreseeable future.

Typically, for this time of year, the daytime high should be just below the freezing mark. However, temperatures will remain well above that throughout the week, with double digit highs expected later this week. Overnight lows will also be warmer than normal, but Proctor said with the clear conditions that it will still be below freezing.

Proctor said there are a couple of main reasons for the warm, sunny stretch. The first is a large high-pressure system over the Rockies, with moisture being deflected north and conditions in this region remaining warm and dry. The second is the establishment of the major El Niño, becoming a more significant contributor to the circulation pattern in the upper atmosphere.

“What it’s doing more than anything else is really helping to strengthen that upper ridge,” Proctor explained. “We’re looking warm at this point in time, and it looks like the warm weather is going to really hold for much of November into December.”

The dry conditions will also persist, and Proctor said that could become a concern if the snowpack doesn’t materialize. That may lead to dry conditions in the spring and increase the risk of wildfires.

Conditions this November are a stark contrast to what we saw six years ago. A massive snowstorm in 2020 that brought upwards of 40 cm of snow or more to much of the province led to stuck vehicles and challenging conditions for communities looking to clear the streets.

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cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com

by Cam Lee

Warm, dry weather here to stay for remainder of the week

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