Ready for relief, Ontario? Nicest stretch of summer on the way
Get out and enjoy it while you can, Ontario
Ahhh, the sweet smell of fresh air is right around the corner.
A cold front sweeping into Ontario through Monday will bring the nicest stretch of weather we’ve seen all summer.
Daytime temperatures in the lower to middle 20s with lower humidity will make for downright pleasant conditions. Make plans to get out and enjoy it while you can.
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It’s been warm and damp across Ontario for the past few weeks. Dew points closed in on 25°C for parts of southern Ontario to end the week, which signals a level of tropical mugginess you’d typically find down in Florida.
All that heat and humidity has given rise to repeated rounds of thunderstorms. Toronto-Pearson Airport saw its fifth-wettest day ever measured back on July 16, and the airport may have seen its wettest month on record.
That steamy summertime pattern is on its way out—at least for now.
The ridge that cranked up the heat will be replaced with a broad trough that’s located over Hudson Bay. A cold front swooping south will bring milder temperatures and blissfully lower humidity by Tuesday.
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Toronto’s seasonal high during the first week of August comes in around 26°C with a low of about 15°C.
We’ll see temperatures hovering in the mid-20s with overnight lows in the mid-teens, right around where they should be this time of year.
Even cooler and more comfortable temperatures are expected away from urban areas and north toward cottage country and into northern Ontario. Add in the lower humidity and it’ll almost feel chilly in spots.
Don’t get used to the cooldown. It’s still summer, after all, and forecasters expect a return to muggy weather for the latter half of the month.
