This Valentine’s Day signals the beginning of a warm spell in southern Ontario.
Starting Saturday, daytime temperatures in Waterloo Region are expected to climb to 2 C, and by February 17, it might reach as high as 6 C.
Steven Flisfeder, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, told 570 News Radio that this temperature increase is due to a shift in weather patterns.
“The past weeks we’ve been stuck under this ridge of high pressure that was kind of blocking any new warmer air masses from making their way towards southern Ontario,” he said. “That is now weakening and pushing off to the east, which will allow new air masses to make their way to southern Ontario…bringing those temperatures to the positive side.”
These temperatures will indeed rise significantly.
Highs of five and six degrees are well above the average seasonal temperature, which is usually around -2 C.
So how long will it last? Just until about Tuesday, according to Flisfeder.
“Following that, there will be a decline back to the negative side, but it’s not expected, at least not now, to be those deep freezes we saw over the past couple of weeks. It’s going to be a return to more of what is normal for this time of year.”
Waterloo Region could experience some mixed precipitation on Wednesday, including rain.
The conditions have prompted the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) to monitor waterways closely as there is potential for flooding, though the extent and timing remain uncertain right now.
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