Churchill, Manitoba, is in for a stretch of cool and wet weather this week. Environment Canada is forecasting low temperatures and periods of rain through Friday. Residents can expect daytime highs between 2°C and 9°C, about 4 to 10 degrees below the usual June average of 12.8°C.
Rain began Monday afternoon and will continue into Tuesday morning, with total rainfall near 5 mm. Fog patches are likely to develop overnight. The wet pattern is expected to stick around, with more rain possible Friday night into Saturday. With humidity around 82 percent, and winds from the north-northwest at 19 km/h gusting to 31 km/h, it will feel cool and damp even during the day.
Environment Canada has not issued any weather alerts for the area. Forecasters say this kind of cool, showery weather is not unusual for Churchill at this time of year. The town sits at 58 degrees north latitude on the coast of Hudson Bay and has a subarctic climate. Summers are short and cool, and June normally brings an average high of 12.8°C and an average low of 2.5°C.
This is the start of Churchill’s tourism season, which runs from early June to mid-September. Visitors come for beluga whale watching, bird watching, and other outdoor activities. The cool, wet conditions may mean that anyone planning to be outside this week should dress in warm layers and waterproof gear.
Conditions can vary between the town and outlying areas. Operators like Churchill Wild note that remote lodges often experience different weather than what is recorded at the airport. The Environment Canada forecast covers the Churchill area, with current conditions reported from the Churchill Airport weather station.
