Summer isn’t officially over, but some regions of northern Canada are already seeing snow for the first time in almost a quarter century.
Environment Canada says Baffin Island and Resolute in Nunavut were blanketed on Thursday, with a few centimetres of accumulation expected before the system tapers off into early Friday.
Meteorologist Steve Flisfeder noted it’s the first August snowfall in these regions since 2001. While snow in early September isn’t unusual for the Far North, August flurries have become increasingly rare due to warmer fall temperatures over the last decade.
The early snowfall is a stark reminder of Canada’s extreme climate shifts, arriving more than three weeks before the official end of summer.