Smoke hampers firefighting in Manitoba, but rain in forecast for early this week
In an update posted to social media on Sunday, the City of Thompson said rain was forecast for the area on Monday as the community continues to advise residents to be ready to flee at short notice due to several fires.
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Two out-of-control fires spread to within six kilometres of Leaf Rapids, the northwestern town said in a social-media post Monday morning. The closest fire, in the Turnbull Lake area, was about three kilometres southwest of the evacuated community. The blaze was about 9,150 hectares. Government officials said at a news conference Monday afternoon that conditions near Leaf Rapids, Garden Hill First Nation, Snow Lake, the Laurie River generating station and the Kettle generating station are being closely monitored. SHIRLEY DYSART PHOTO A photo of the smoke from a wildfire near Leaf Rapids on July 7. Government officials said at a news conference Monday afternoon that conditions near Leaf Rapids is being closely monitored. The Manitoba Wildfire Service reported 120 active fires Monday, including 20 that were out of control. There have been 331 wildfires so far this year. The 20-year average for this date is 243. Officials said at the news conference that the wildfire risk remains high to very high in eastern and northern areas, with some areas of extreme danger. The risk is low in western and central Manitoba. 'We had hot, dry conditions over the weekend and saw increased fire behaviour on nearly all fires,' Kristin Hayward, assistant deputy minister of the Manitoba Wildfire Service, said at the news conference. Hayward said progress was made fighting some of the fires this weekend despite very smoky conditions that hampered efforts to fight the blazes from the air. The province said more than 13,000 Manitoba residents are currently evacuated because of wildfires. Nearly 2,500 Manitoba hotel rooms are being used by evacuees — an increase of 145 since Thursday. Officials said 840 shelter beds are being used. Tuesdays A weekly look at politics close to home and around the world. Nearly 1.3 million hectares of land has burned as Manitoba grapples with its worst wildfire season in at least 30 years. A provincewide state of emergency — the second of the season — is in effect until Aug. 8. fpcity@
CTV News
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- CTV News
Calgary has seen more than 100 mm of rain in July, with more expected
As expected, there was a substantial amount of rain in the Calgary area over the weekend, with some communities recording more than 40 mm between Friday to Sunday. The rainfall total at the official Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) weather station at the YYC Calgary International Airport showed just under 50 mm from Thursday to Saturday. This precipitation comes on the heels of a wet end to June and a soggy start of July in Calgary – linked mostly to a few noteworthy rain events. Many of the storms in the Calgary area recently have included variable rainfall amounts (e.g. some communities have recorded higher totals than others), with the overall region trending toward a wetter than average month of July. According to ECCC, in the first 20-days of July, there has been 101.8 mm of rain recorded at the airport – 36.1 mm more than the average total for the entire month of July. It's even more significant given that July is typically the second-wettest month in Calgary. According to the Canadian Climate Normals data from ECCC (1991 to 2020), the wettest months in Calgary are June (average of 112.7 mm of precipitation), July (average of 65.7 mm of precipitation) and August (average of 53.8 mm of precipitation). Those three months are usually responsible for more than half of the annual precipitation in Calgary, or a combined 232.2 mm out of 445.4 mm annually. The precipitation total for June and July - up to and including July 20, 2025 - is already 196.2 mm, with most of that falling between June 20 and July 19. In some ways, this moisture is much needed for the Calgary area, given that both the winter and spring were unusually dry. However, the delivery or amount over duration of this summer's rain might eliminate some of the apparent benefits. June 2025 brought in 94.4 mm of rain to Calgary – a little shy of the monthly average of 112.7 mm. However, most this precipitation fell over a short period of time, meaning not all of that moisture would have been absorbed by an already saturated surface. More than two-thirds of June's rain was recorded over the last 10-days of the month, with most of that rain falling over a two-day period. July has had similar 'all or nothing' events – including this past weekend - and we are potentially heading into another. More rain is expected in central and southern Alberta this week – starting on Monday and Tuesday. More then 100 mm of rain in July so far 2 Two systems are expected to converge over south-central Alberta over the next 24-hours, making it difficult to pinpoint the locations that will see the highest accumulations, but it seems likely the bulk should land on the western side of the aforementioned area – extending from the U.S. border south of Lethbridge, north to Red Deer and east and west of Highway 2 and the QEII corridors. On the high end of precipitation estimates, there is the potential for another 30 to 50 mm of rain in Calgary over the next two days. On the low end, there is a chance of 15 to 30 mm of rain by Wednesday. More persistent rain is expected to start in Calgary by the late afternoon or early evening on Monday and continue through to Tuesday night. More then 100 mm of rain in July so far 3 Colder air will also be drawn into the province from the northern system, limiting Tuesday's daytime high to around 12-degrees below average for Calgary. In the higher elevations along the foothills, there is a chance of mixed precipitation and/or snow overnight Monday and early Tuesday as lows in that area could potentially sit close to 0 C.
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Edmonton under smoke advisory, moderate risk
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