Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Quiet weather for the moment

High pressure remains in control of the weather across southern Quebec and Ontario. Bright sunshine will warm temperatures to -2C to -4C across the region today with another chilly night tonight dropping down to -16C, as it did this morning. Temperatures in our region will warm to near 0C tomorrow and Friday but then lower behind the next storm system over the weekend.

The weather will then become a little more interesting as we end February and head into the weekend. Low pressure over Colorado will take shape and head northeast into the Ohio Valley. The system will bring an increased chance of snow late Friday and into Saturday. The track is still very much in question with the greatest threat for a moderate snowfall from Plattsburgh and Burlington south. That may change with snow and wind affecting Montreal and the St. Lawrence Valley. On the south (warm) side of this storm severe weather is likely in the form of thunderstorms and tornadoes from Mississippi northeast towards the Delmarva area. More information will be posted on this potential storm later today.

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