Canadians hoping for a cool fall may be out of luck as meteorologists and climatologists say a warmer-than-normal autumn is upon us, but there’s also a good chance the dry conditions we’ve been experiencing are about to get much wetter.

After warm temperatures throughout much of the summer in many parts of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada climatologist David Phillips says don’t break out those winter jackets just yet.

“We see the fall as a lot of those days where the temperature is going to be, say, above normal,” he said. “Lots of sunshine, blue skies, almost the perfect kind of frame for the picture of the colour change season. ”

Whether it’s Vancouver, Halifax, Toronto or even Yellowknife, forecasts show above normal temperatures well into October and parts of Novemb

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