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Some storms and heat are expected to create unsettled, severe systems into the early fall.
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A couple more days of severe storms are in the forecast for the southeast as the current system remains unsettled.

Over the weekend the system even brought a tornado warning along the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, though Environment Canada says there were no reported touchdowns.

Meteorologist Terri Lang explains that the week will be active with high temperatures and storms inbound.

"Each system that comes through does give a possibility of showers or thundershowers and just because there's a lot of the elements there, there is a possibility of severe weather. The temperatures are staying relatively warm, in the upper 20s towards that 30° mark, with some of the humidex values also creeping up into the mid-30s, so everything's there and that's sort of that typical mid-August type of weather for the week."

While the seasons are set to change soon Lang says there are still enough factors to keep summer storms coming.

"It's only the middle of August, so the crops are still kind of growing. They haven't quite dried out yet, so they're they're still giving us some moisture and there's still moisture coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. We're also feeding into some what's called monsoon moisture that comes up from the other side, from the Pacific Ocean. So still some moisture around and we can expect severe storms well into early September."

Those storms will be hit-and-miss, along with another shot of potential storms coming in at the end of the week.

"Each of the weather systems that move through kind of gives that possibility. But again it's hit and miss, I think it's only calling for a 30 per cent chance on Friday and Saturday," said Lang. "So we'll get a closer look at that once the week goes on."

Once the weekend comes in temperatures will begin to cool and approach some more seasonal values.

"We're getting into a little bit of a cooler pattern towards the weekend. Temperatures though, are closer to more seasonal values, 30-year averages for this time of year, highs around 24, and overnight lows around 10. So it does look like a bit of a cooler pattern coming in but after that, looks like a warmer pattern coming in, so very typical for this time of year."

Lang warns people that even though fall is on the horizon people should still take all the precautions they need to for summer weather.

"Just keeping in mind you know the heats around, there's still smoke floating around, severe thunderstorms floating around, and even though people are kind of getting in that mindset, the kids are going back to school soon and all that kind of stuff that typical summer weather is here still around. And just to have that awareness. And take precautions when necessary."

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