Temperatures are warming up, nevertheless it’s nonetheless very a lot winter and we’ll really feel it and see it this weekend in Ontario.
Whereas hotter temperatures will nonetheless be under freezing and there will probably be snow.
Right here’s a snapshot of weekend climate for the southern portion of the province.
Temperature
Temperatures will probably be warming up by way of the weekend, with the coldest temperatures anticipated Friday night time, with in a single day lows ranging between -10 C and -20 C relying on the place you might be in southern Ontario.
Temperatures will development upwards by way of the weekend, mentioned Atmosphere Canada meteorologist Steven Flisfeder and daytime highs will probably be approaching the freezing mark. The in a single day lows for the rest of the weekend can even be above seasonal, within the vary of -5 C and -10 C, relying on location.
“We’ll be out of the deep freeze we experienced a couple of days ago,” Flisfeder mentioned Friday.
Snow
There’s a climate system sweeping by way of northern Ontario, which can produce flurries to the south.
For a lot of southern Ontario, that can possible end in a complete snowfall quantity within the vary of two to 5 centimetres this weekend, with flurries taking place on and off on Saturday and once more Sunday night.
Communities east of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron will expertise some lake enhancement so they might see between 10 to 30 centimetres in complete over the weekend.
“Pinning down the exact locations is a bit difficult at this point, but the places that have been getting case after case of lake-effect snow, they can expect to see the worst of it this weekend,” Flisfeder.
Wind gusts
The identical climate system can even produce stronger winds this weekend, significantly late day Saturday and in a single day.
The areas hardest hit with snow, east of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, may expertise wind gusts of 60 to 70 kilometres an hour, whereas the remainder of southern Ontario is probably going taking a look at gusts of about 50 km/h.
“If you’re planning to spend time outdoors, dress for the conditions, so layers with as much of your skin covered as possible,” Flisfeder mentioned.
Keep updated along with your native climate forecast at Atmosphere Canada.
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Dominik Kurek is a web-based editor with Metroland.
