Grab an umbrella if you’re planning to head out this weekend as a chance for rain will creep into the forecast for much of southern Ontario.
A storm system developing south of the border will spread into the Great Lakes region late Saturday into Sunday, bringing some much-needed moisture along for the ride.
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It’s a system punching above its weight for this time of year. A developing Texas low brought a significant winter storm to portions of New Mexico and the southern Rockies, disrupting travel across an area not accustomed to this type of weather so early in the season.
That energy will push into the Great Lakes region to end this weekend, bringing southern Ontario some cloudy conditions with occasional bouts of rain.
We’ll watch the system bring rain to southwestern Ontario by the late morning hours on Sunday, with the opportunity for rain spreading over all of southern Ontario by the middle of Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, another low-pressure system off to the north will bring rain to portions of northern Ontario. This precipitation is expected to change over to snow overnight Sunday and into Monday.
This event won’t feature blockbuster precipitation accumulations for anyone. Rainfall totals will be relatively light—though any little bit will push Toronto closer to its all-time wettest year on record.
Heavier snow will bring shovelable accumulations to far northern Ontario, with a dusting of snow creeping into northeastern sections of the province around Kapuskasing and Timmins.
Temperatures will remain near-seasonal through the beginning of next week. Expect a brief warmup ahead of the next system around the middle of the week, followed by a brief return to more seasonable conditions before an above-seasonal pattern reasserts itself across the region.
Stay with The Weather Network for all the latest on conditions across Ontario.