Morning Brief: Four things to know about Monday
Digital Reporter
Monday, September 22, 2014, 8:59 AM - Many Canadians have either come out of a stormy weekend, or are waking up to a stormy Monday.
The good news is, if you did experience the storms, the first few days of fall will seem like the season is making up for the not-so-great final act of summer.
Here's your coast-to-coast roundup.
Atlantic Canada
Our enhanced active weather coverage continues in Atlantic Canada, after a stormy night brought strong winds and heavy rain to the region.
Check flights today to Atlantic Canada. RT @NateTWN: Huge fallen branch blocking off King St in #Halifax #Atlstorm pic.twitter.com/Kci8Aftfrh
— Emily Vukovic (@EmilyTWN) September 22, 2014
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Around 48,000 customers were without power as a result of those gusty winds, and several schools closed, but Nova Scotia Power reported it was quickly restoring outages.
Halifax saw some of the strongest gusts, along with the heaviest downpours.
The system is beginning to affect Newfoundland, and Weather Network meteorologist Brian Dillon says its winds would eventually exceed those recorded during Hurricane Arthur.
Strong gusts were already being recorded early Monday morning.
While rain will be easing in the Maritimes, making way for sun and cloud and a humidex of 30 by the afternoon, western Newfoundland is still in for a major soaking.
Labrador will also experience rain through Monday, switching over to snow by the pre-dawn hours Tuesday, with up to 15 cm falling at higher elevations.
Temperature-wise, it's looking near seasonal across the region from Tuesday onward, rising past the 20-degree mark by the end of the week, with mostly sunny skies.
Ontario
Most of Ontario experienced a rainy weekend, along with some thunderstorms.
For Monday, cooler, breezier conditions arrive. Mid-teen highs are expected through most of the south.
But looking beyond Monday, it's a rosier rest-of-week, with seasonal temperatures and plenty of sunshine.
Feels like mid-October today but an extended period of gorgeous early-fall weather for the GTA starts Tues. & continues thru early next week
— Doug Gillham (@gtaweather1) September 22, 2014
Prairies
The Prairie provinces are coming out of a very toasty weekend, with warm temperatures breaking several records.
It'll stay that way for much of the week, with above seasonal temperatures of up to 10 degrees higher than normal.
"But the northern Prairies will remain unsettled, with a series of lows bringing in rain showers along the border of the Northwest Territories and Yukon, and the northern parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba," Weather Network meteorologist Brian Dillon said Monday.
British Columbia
B.C. also had a hot Sunday, with its own slew of broken records.
But showers are moving in for Monday morning on the South Coast, lasting through the day.
The city of Vancouver shouldn't see more than 5 mm, but parts of northern Vancouver Island could get as much as 15-45 mm, lasting into Tuesday.
On Tuesday evening, a fall-like low pressure system will bring gusty winds and heavy rain all along the coast, with heavy rain in Vancouver on Wednesday.
Gusts along the western shoreline of Vancouver could reach up to 100 km/h near Tofino.
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