More warm to hot weather is expected for this week. Our hot spell continues…

High temperatures through the first few days of the week are expected to be in the mid to upper twenties in Southern Manitoba. No irriguous weather is in the forecast for this period, save for perhaps some rain this morning from a passing thunderstorm complex and a chance for some more showers late this afternoon and through the evening as a bit of cooler air filters southwards on the back-side of the low exiting the province today.

As we move into late week models hint at the potential for another heat wave. The generally accepted definition of a heat wave in North America is three or more consecutive days with high temperatures of 32C or greater (90F or greater). Temperatures of this magnitude may be possible from Thursday through Saturday of this week. In addition, dew points are expected to rise through the latter half of this week, which when combined with the hot temperatures will produce humidex values in the low-to-mid 40s! Since this forecast extends fairly fair into the future weather-wise, it may change somewhat as the week progresses.

As has been the case for much of the last month, long range modelling shows no end in sight to our hot weather. It looks like July should end just as it started – HOT!