It’s been remarkably quiet this fall in terms of stormy weather and powerful systems across southern Ontario.
Persistent ridges of high pressure over the eastern half of North America have brought relatively warm and record-dry conditions to a significant swath of southern Ontario this fall. November even brought late-season thunderstorms and a tornado in Fergus.
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However, a more traditional fall low is forecast to intensify and move across the Great Lakes on Wednesday, with some typical autumn-weather impacts––including gusty winds and heavy rain.
Our initial Texas low will spread gusty winds up to 80 km/h and heavy rain across northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, a little unusual for the second half of November. It should be snow this time of year, so that means our temperatures are upwards of 10 degrees above seasonal across the north.
With cold air funnelling out of the Prairies and moving southeast, it’s creating ingredients to intensify a low across the Great Lakes and the eastern U.S. for Wednesday.
Easterly winds will increase throughout the afternoon and evening along lakes Ontario and Erie.
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On Thursday, the low will wrap around cooler air across southwestern Ontario, suppressing temperatures back to typical values in November.
Models are still in flux in determining the intensity of the low(s), with no clear consensus on where the dominant system will develop, but be on the lookout for several updates over the next few days.
Beyond, a few days of windy conditions are likely and temperatures could be cold enough by Friday and/or Saturday for a mix of showers and flurries. Typical November weather is expected for the final week of the month.
