A “pulse” of warm air from near Hawaii hit Canada’s Arctic Sunday, moving across coastal British Columbia and driving temperatures to unseasonable highs.
Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castellan said storms would likely follow as the warmth moved inland toward the Prairie provinces.
“It’s interesting to see such an amount of warmth come in on a pulse like this,” he said. “It’s very unusual.”Â
The two warmest spots in the country Sunday were Solander Island, west of Vancouver Island and Kindakun Island, off of Haida Gwaii. Environment Canada
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