The unseasonably warm, record-breaking heat that Toronto experienced through early October will come to an abrupt end this Thanksgiving weekend, with temperatures expected to plummet to near freezing in the coming days.
Forecasters say there will be wet snow across parts of Ontario over Thanksgiving weekend, and while Toronto was initially expected to see snow as early as next week, the city will be spared a winter forecast for at least the next few days.
However, it will get very cold very quickly, with daytime highs dropping a whopping 15 degrees Celsius between Friday and Thanksgiving Monday, when the mercury is expected to drop to a high of just 10 degrees.
Sunday evening will mark the coldest point of the season so far for Toronto, with an overnight temperature of just 3°C, which will feel almost freezing to anyone taking advantage of the long weekend with a long stay in the city.
The Weather Network reports: “Northwesterly winds will also bring much more noticeable fall chill across the province as this system stalls over the Northeast and moves backwards, rather than eastward as usual.”
Toronto may have gotten lucky when it comes to snow, but the city is facing an abrupt jump from summer high temperatures to freezing, rainy fall weather that will remind you of the ’90s Guns N’ Roses song.
There will be intermittent rain over the next week and temperatures will rise back towards seasonal levels and into the mid teens as the week progresses.
Even this respite from the cold will be short-lived, as forecasters predict another cold front will enter the region as early as late next week, bringing with it another drop in temperatures.