There hasn’t been much rain across the Parkland this spring and that doesn’t look to be changing just yet.

The forecast right through the end of the week calls for sunny conditions with temperatures in the 20’s.

However, June is just a few days away and Doug Gillham, Meteorologist with the Weather Network says that could be a blessing for everyone who’s waiting for rain.

“June is the wettest month of the year across the region and we think that the much-needed rain will fall during the month,” added Gillham. “We do think that summer precipitation will be near or on the dry side of normal. There are some encouraging signs that once we get deeper into the first week of June that we will get some much-needed rain.”

“With that being said, it won’t be enough to make up for the deficit that we’ve been experiencing,” Gillham continued.

Looking ahead to the rest of summer, cooler temperatures could be on the way, but not for a while yet.

“We’re going to see some shots of cooler weather at times,” added Gillham. “The final summer temperatures should tip to the cool side in the Parkland and across Manitoba,”

“If you take this week, for example, the next couple of days are expected to be very warm before we get a patch of cool air for the next couple of days after that before the heat returns on Sunday.”

With all of the lakes around the Parkland, some people would think that would bring extra rain into the area. That after all is just a hope and is not really the case as Gillham says.

“Not really. I mean they can help a little bit on a localized scale, but they’re still not going to help a whole lot,” said Gillham. “Some of the bigger lakes can create boundaries that are triggers for scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms, but they don’t generally bring widespread rain.”