Full spectrum of spring weather hits southern Ontario this weekend
This weekend will feature some sunshine, a risk of showers, and temperatures that will be close to what we should expect during mid-spring. Here's what you'll need to know if your weekend includes any outdoor plans
We will kick off the weekend with a variety of weather conditions on Friday. A round of showers will track across much of the region, but most of the day will be dry, and we should even see a few hours of sunshine across most of southern Ontario.
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Temperatures will reach the mid to upper teens across most of our region, which is close to what we should expect during the first few days of May. .
A period of showers is expected Friday night, and showers could linger into Saturday morning, especially near and south of the 401 corridor.
Cooler temperatures welcome the first weekend of May on Saturday
Most of Saturday will be dry, and we should see some clearing during the late afternoon and evening, especially to the north and west of Toronto.
Temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than seasonal.
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Saturday night will be partly cloudy and seasonably cool.
Uncertainty for Sunday; Better weather north
The forecast for Sunday has become rather tricky with a system tracking south of the border, but much closer to southern Ontario than initially expected.
If you will be north of the GTA for the weekend, Sunday will be a pleasant mid-spring day with some sunshine and near-seasonal temperatures. However, the rest of southern Ontario will see increasing clouds with a threat for showers, especially late in the day for areas near and south of the 401. The overcast sky and east wind off Lake Ontario will also keep temperatures much cooler.
The threat for rain will continue into Monday, but at this point we expect that most of next week will be dry, and temperatures will trend back to seasonal or a few degrees above seasonal for the second half of the week.