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May in PG-area to be warmer-than-normal: Environment Canada

It was roughly half a degree warmer than normal in Prince George during April according to Environment Canada.

The average high was 5.3 degrees Celsius while the normal was 4.9.

Meteorologist, Bobby Sekohn told Vista Radio it was also fairly dry in our area.

“We had about 24 millimetres of precipitation in Prince George, which is below the normal of 37 millimetres. It’s about 65% of normal and even though the weather pattern was fairly normal to start the spring, it just didn’t deliver the precipitation.”

As for May, Sekohn added it will likely be a warmer-than-normal month.

“We are not going to see a lot of extremes but the overall outlook is above normal. What that is going to look like om a week-to-week or day-to-day scenario is hard to monitor but on average, according to seasonal forecasts, May will have above-seasonal temperatures.”

However, some shower activity is on the way for the area spanning from Tuesday evening into Wednesday of this week with highs of 19 and 12 degrees expected.

“Right now, we are probably looking at somewhere in the 10-15 millimetre range for Tuesday night and into Wednesday. That will help but its important to note that as we get into May, June and July those are our wettest months of the year.”

Temperatures are then anticipated to bounce around the 12-15 degree range Thursday to Sunday.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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