The past few years, May and June have offered up the best weather in Yukon.
August and thus far in September the weather has been variable. Thunderstorms and rain showers, then patches of sun. Not at all like the "old days" when late August and September were glorious with brilliant clear days and chilly nights.
I've always enjoyed September camping but not this year - wet, overcast and windy with occasional sun. So here I am at home writing this note :(
It isn't uncommon for Yukon to have grey skies through to December now.
Other locals have also been commenting that our summer is May and June, and have been taking their camping/fishing trips then so they can enjoy the warm weather.
It's unpredictable though. Can't even guess what next summer will be like. So just plan your trip and go. Enjoy your journey!
Northern lights were visible in August - as soon as the nights get dark enough then there's potential to see them. My favorite website for monitoring aurora potential is:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecastHere's my page of aurora photos with links to more of my aurora photos:
http://yukonsights.ca/Aurora.html
