Summer-like temperatures set to return for long weekend

The Victoria Day long weekend is approaching – the weekend many of us consider to be the unofficial start to summer.

Whether you are opening the cottage, planning a camping trip or just staying close to home, the weather for the long weekend often makes or breaks it.

Let’s first look at the end of this week as there’s a bit more wet weather to discuss.

Low-pressure sitting off Newfoundland and Labrador is serving up some scattered showers and wet flurries to parts of the province today, mainly for northwestern Newfoundland and Labrador.

It’s dry in the Maritimes, but a weak disturbance will cross the region Thursday night into Friday with some showers, most likely in Nova Scotia, with a chance of showers for Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

The long weekend isn’t looking bad, but we need to keep an eye on a few things.

A high-pressure ridge will build over the Atlantic region on Saturday and persist through the holiday Monday. The ridge,

while strong, will struggle to keep weather fronts out from systems riding north of the ridge, which will be just west of us.

While there is sunshine in the forecast, there could be some scattered showers and a risk of thundershowers at times.

However, temperatures will climb this weekend, with the upcoming heat likely to peak on Sunday.

Temperatures not under the influence of onshore winds will climb into the mid-to-high 20s in the Maritimes on Sunday and high teens to low 20s in Newfoundland.

It’s no surprise that locations exposed to an onshore wind will remain much cooler.

Temperatures will begin to moderate on the holiday Monday as the ridge begins to break down.

All in all, not a bad long weekend ahead.

WSI A ridge in the jet stream will bring warmth this weekend but won’t be large enough to keep weather fronts away.