Warmer weather

I had another birthday yesterday, stopped counting actually. But I looked up the weather back in 1966 when I was born and it appears I came into the world during a nasty late afternoon thunderstorm. It all makes sense to me now!

After a rainy and cool start to the week, it appears summer weather is upon us as we head towards the solstice on June 21. High pressure will nudge into the area today and establish a more southerly flow of much warmer and increasingly humid air. After Monday's pathetic 16C we managed a 23C yesterday with just a few sprinkles around. Today we should reach 28C, but with about a 40% chance of afternoon showers or even an isolated thunderstorm. The risk for thunderstorms will increase Thursday as even warmer weather is expected across the region, pushing 30C. Showers and thunderstorms are expected Friday and Saturday before high pressure moves in again by Sunday. Temperatures will remain above normal right into next week.