Canada’s election day forecast holds storms and sunshine
Here’s a glimpse at what the weather might look like as Canadians head to the polls on Monday, April 28
Plan ahead for some potentially eventful weather as Canada heads to the polls on Monday, April 28.
Storm systems could bring soggy conditions to portions of the West Coast as well as the centre of the country. Some communities may even contend with a risk of snow to start the week.
Here’s what you can expect from coast to coast on election day.
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Stormy conditions possible on the West Coast
Folks across British Columbia may have to bring their umbrellas as they head out to vote on Monday.
Vancouver and Victoria can expect daytime highs in the lower teens with a chance for rain across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. We could see some snow for parts of the British Columbia mountains.
The weather will come in a touch warmer through the Interior, where Kelowna should see a high of about 17°C with a mix of clouds and sun.
Rain, snow possible for portions of the Prairies
Communities like Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Regina could see a lovely mid-spring day on Monday, where calm conditions and temperatures in the lower teens are likely for our Monday.
Things will get a little dicier on the eastern Prairies as a storm system swings through the region.
This system will bring heavy rain to portions of southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg, as well as northwestern Ontario, while temperatures will stay cold enough to bring a risk for snow to central Manitoba and northern Ontario.
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Voters across the Great Lakes and southern Quebec will find some fine conditions to head out and make their voices heard on Monday. After a weekend of heavy rainfall in both Ontario and Quebec, ample sunshine with temperatures in the middle to upper teens are likely from Toronto to Ottawa and Montreal to start the week.
Showery and cooler conditions will prevail across Atlantic Canada for your election day activities, with temperatures in the middle to upper single digits and a chance of rain across Halifax, Charlottetown, and St. John’s.
Snow odds shrink, but don’t disappear, in late April
Temperatures routinely jumping into the 20s makes the potential for snow seem like it’s firmly in the rearview mirror. But snow isn’t terribly rare in Canada on April 28.
Halifax saw 25 cm of snow on this date back in 2020, and Toronto had 2 cm of snow on April 28 back in 1885.