Friday, November 12, 2010

Weekend Update

Another brilliant day is expected in Ontario and Quebec today with bright sunshine and mild temperatures. After a very chilly start this morning we should warm to between 10 and 13C across the region. It will be cold again tonight well below freezing between between -3 and -5C. Saturday will be sunny and mild once again with highs close to 10C. Take advantage of this weekend to get your home and car ready for winter because it is coming. Signs are pointing to a much different end to the month then the start has been. Much of October and November have been well above normal across the country. That is changing as we see arctic air moving southward into the prairies. Regina is only -12C this morning with snow on the ground, but the coldest air is still to the north.

An Alberta clipper next week will move from west to east across the country with showers on the east side of the system and snow and much colder temperatures behind it. I expect a very different forecast by next weekend then the one we are seeing here in Montreal today. It is still too early to tell how far south or how cold the air will be but I expect it will be cold enough for snow. We may see low pressure develop as well along the east coast drawing in more cold air, but again we will have to wait a few more days for that to evolve in the forecast models.

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