Canada weather: Warm temperatures, thunderstorms, air quality [Video]

Canadians are in for a mixed bag of weather as forecasts say warm and cool temperatures will drag across western provinces in the coming days.

According to CTV Your Morning meteorologist Kelsey McEwen, temperatures in the eastern Prairies are five to 10 degrees cooler than the daytime highs on Tuesday, which reached the low 30s in Winnipeg and southern Manitoba.

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Air quality warnings have also been expanded across Saskatchewan and Manitoba due to wildfire smoke, according to Environment Canada.

The weather agency said, “Fires in northern Saskatchewan will move into west central areas of Manitoba in the wake of a cold front moving through the area.”

Air quality and visibility can change based on time and distance, it warned.

Thunderstorm action in Manitoba’s central region Wednesday morning will track into northwestern Ontario as storms intensify due to a stalled front, McEwen said. Heavy rain, hail and damaging winds are expected.

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