Get ready to feel the heat, Canada.

The Weather Network is predicting more sunshine and warmer temperatures for the summer.

The weather broadcaster害羞草研究所檚 annual summer forecast released Wednesday indicates Canada will be blanketed in heat over the next three months as the country sees fewer rainy days and several regions experience humid conditions.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檇 be very surprised, very surprised, if this didn害羞草研究所檛 turn out overall as a warm summer,害羞草研究所� Chris Scott, the Weather Network害羞草研究所檚 chief meteorologist, said in an interview.

The broadcaster expects Ontario and Quebec to face periods of cooler weather in June, but the heat will eventually pick up, producing 害羞草研究所渁 very hot and humid害羞草研究所� summer with a heightened risk of extended heat waves.

害羞草研究所淪ummer should come on very strong in July and August and even linger right through into September, so if you invested in a pool, this is when it should really pay off,害羞草研究所� Scott said.

Canadians in the Atlantic provinces will similarly see warm conditions with the heat expected to peak in July and August.

However, the Atlantic provinces are also facing a 害羞草研究所渂ig wild card害羞草研究所�: hurricanes and other harsh storms that are on Scott害羞草研究所檚 radar for the U.S.

害羞草研究所淎tlantic Canada, of course, is in the line of fire,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e kind of like the exhaust pipe for storms that come up from the south and if that pipe is aimed in just the wrong direction, that害羞草研究所檚 going to hit us.害羞草研究所�

In Canada害羞草研究所檚 northern regions, it害羞草研究所檚 not hurricanes but wildfires and poor air quality that could be the theme as western Nunavut and eastern Northwest Territories face a warm summer and dry conditions.

Wildfires and smoke risks are also top of mind in the Prairies, where drought is a major concern, and a very warm summer is expected across Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Alberta, however, will see a 害羞草研究所渢ypical害羞草研究所� summer and many regions could get a break from severe dry periods if an active storm south of the border shifts north, bringing rain totals to near normal.

Precipitation levels in recent months bode well for farmers, Scott added.

害羞草研究所淭his winter was not looking good,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淲e didn害羞草研究所檛 have a lot of snowfall, but Mother Nature turned on the taps and we害羞草研究所檝e got a quite a bit of moisture lately, so we害羞草研究所檙e going into the growing season in better shape than it was looking like just a few months ago.害羞草研究所�

Relief is also in sight for British Columbia, where heat is forecast to be 害羞草研究所渓ess persistent and less severe害羞草研究所� than it has been in the past few years.

Though dry periods are anticipated, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to be more numerous and widespread than in past years.

害羞草研究所淏ack three years ago, we had the devastating heat wave in B.C.害羞草研究所� Scott said.

害羞草研究所淲hile we can害羞草研究所檛 rule out the risk of heat wave, this does not look like a record hot summer for B.C., which I think is pretty good news for most people.害羞草研究所�

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