This weekend will start off feeling like January, but then winter will hit the rewind button and our weather will feel more like late fall again on Sunday.
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Friday will be a wintry day with temperatures near seasonal for January. Most of southern Ontario will be cloudy with some peeks of sun, but bands of lake-effect snow squalls will continue across the snowbelt regions to the east and southeast of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
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The bands of lake-effect snow will pick-up in intensity during Friday afternoon, and continue through Friday night, especially across the areas that were hit so hard last weekend, from north of Barrie to the Bracebridge, and Parry Sound area. This will have a major impact on travel along Hwy 11 and the 400 across this region with localized totals of 15-30+cm expected.
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The bands of lake-effect snow will slowly diminish late Friday night and into Saturday morning.
Saturday afternoon and evening, a clipper system will approach southern Ontario with widespread snow developing late in the day. This snow will not have as big of an impact on travel as recent snow events have.
Snow is likely Saturday evening and Saturday night, with totals of 2 to 5 cm expected across the Greater Toronto Area. Less than 2 cm is expected south and west of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and 5 to 10 cm is expected for areas north and east of the GTA.
Sunday will be a much milder day.
Clouds could mix with peeks of sun for areas south and west of Toronto and temperatures will be much milder – climbing well above freezing across southern Ontario.
Early next week will feel more like November with mild temperatures. Periods of rain are likely during Monday.
Tuesday will be another very mild day, but we will have an increasing threat for showers late in the day and into Tuesday night.
By Wednesday, Dec. 11, a cold front will track across southern Ontario. Along with that, we are also watching the potential for a low pressure system, which could track along the cold front. If that occurs, we could see a messy mix of precipitation across the region as wintry weather returns to southern Ontario.
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Thursday and Friday of next week will feel like winter again with flurries and bands of lake effect snow for the snowbelts.
However, once again winter will lack commitment. Much milder weather is expected to return during next weekend and continue well into the following week. Check back for up-to-date information on this forecast.
