Get ready to feel the heat, Canada.

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

The weather broadcaster含羞草研究社檚 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.

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

含羞草研究社淪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,含羞草研究社� 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 含羞草研究社渂ig wild card含羞草研究社�: hurricanes and other harsh storms that are on Scott含羞草研究社檚 radar for the U.S.

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In Canada含羞草研究社檚 northern regions, it含羞草研究社檚 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 含羞草研究社渢ypical含羞草研究社� 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.

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Relief is also in sight for British Columbia, where heat is forecast to be 含羞草研究社渓ess persistent and less severe含羞草研究社� 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.

含羞草研究社淏ack three years ago, we had the devastating heat wave in B.C.含羞草研究社� Scott said.

含羞草研究社淲hile we can含羞草研究社檛 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.含羞草研究社�

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