Showery and humid weather week ahead for Montreal

The weather was perfect Sunday for the annual car show at Pointe-du-Moulin on Ile Perrot. There were hundreds of cars on display, including the 1958 Ford Thunderbird shown above. A huge turnout of spectators was present as well at the historic park along the shores of the St. Lawrence River. (Valley Weather Photo)

Another typical July weather week is set to unfold in Montreal. We just came off a nearly perfect weekend, with shower activity confined to the late evening and overnight period Saturday into Sunday. Both days were sunny and warm, with less humid and breezy conditions on Sunday making it an ideal day for any outdoor activity.

The week will start fair and warm, but clouds will increase on Tuesday, setting the stage for a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms through Thursday. Temperatures will be warm, around 28C (83F), and it will feel muggy as humidity levels begin to creep up. Rainfall amounts may exceed 25mm in the most persistent showers, that would likely be on Thursday. As the week draws to a close, skies will clear and temperatures will begin to rise. Expect daytime highs to rise into the low 30s by next Sunday as a heatwave returns to southern Quebec o end the month.

Another 4mm of rain fell Saturday night in Montreal, bringing our wet July up to 96mm at Trudeau Airport, however unofficially more has fallen around other parts of the city. I have measured 87.2mm for the month on Ile Perrot. While these amounts are impressive, they are nothing compared to Toronto's Pearson Airport, where a whopping 185.4mm, over 7 inches of rain has fallen in July. Ottawa has recorded 117.3mm.

They could sure use the rain across Western Canada. Widespread heat warnings are in effect as high temperatures soar into the middle 30s, in some cases exceeding 40C (104F) across interior B.C. The high heat has created extremely dangerous fire conditions across a wide portion of the western US and adjacent Canadian provinces. In British Columbia alone, there are 319 active fires burning, 32 in the last 24 hours and 198 declared in the last week. The hot weather is expected to persist throughout the upcoming week.