Regina could see warmer-than-average fall

Fall is officially here and that could mean some cooler temperatures for parts of Saskatchewan.

But that may not be the case in Regina.

So far in the Queen City, daytime high temperatures have averaged 15.4 C in September, which is warmer than the average of 11.8 C we usually see at this time of the year.

Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said warmer weather could stick with us into October.

“Let me tell you about October: We think it’s going to be gorgeous,” he told the Greg Morgan Morning Show. “What a great summer you had. It was not hot, it was warm. You had lots of precipitation at the beginning of the growing season. What could be better than that? And then you had it drier in August and September …

“Nature didn’t get the email that fall arrives in September. My sense going forward is there’s a lot of heat left in the lands and the lakes and the rivers and we think the residual heat will be there to temper any kind of cold air.”

Environment Canada told CJME that Regina could potentially record the fifth-warmest August and September since temperatures were recorded.

While that is not yet set in stone, the next week for Regina has temperatures in and around the 20 C mark. So it is looking increasingly likely that we could very well see one of the hottest August-September stretches in the province’s history.

“(The cold air) is going to come, but it doesn’t necessarily come and stay. It’s kind of just a teaser. It’s a reminder of what’s ahead,” Phillips said. “All of the models seem to suggest there’s a lot of summer left in the air.”