Wet week ahead

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It will be a wet and unsettled week across Ontario, Quebec and east into the Maratimes. Deep low pressure for June is moving into Ontario from Manitoba after dumping heavy rain, nearly 100mm in that province and producing tornadoes over North Dakota. The storm will keep the hot air to our south over the US, while we experience clouds and periodic showers and thunderstorms. Up to 75mm is not out of the question over the next week with locally even more. The low pressure area will slowly move into central Quebec and become nearly stationary for the remainder of the week. It will not rain all the time, but it will be muggy and damp when the rain is not falling. Any sun will just charge the atmosphere and lead to more thunderstorms. The cycle will continue all week and only improve by late Friday. Temperatures will be from 20 to 25C but the humidex readings could be close to 30C.

This past week produced many severe weather events in both Ontario and Quebec including hail, flooding and tornadoes. Two tornadoes, and F-2 near Avon, Ontario, and an F-1 near Leamington, produced considerable damage but no injuries. Hail was reported in many parts of southern Quebec including around the Trois Rivieres region. Trees were down and power outages occurred especially south of the St. Lawrence River. Isolated thunderstorms are possible over the next 24 hours, but they should not reach severe limits.

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