Temps pushing 30°C today; Very Windy

Amazing temperatures for the 24th of September. Pushing 30° for the region today, but winds will be really strong gusting to 80km/h at times in the afternoon. This is all thanks to a strong Colorado Low storm that is moving through northern Ontario. This has put Soutnern Ontario into the warm sector allowing the heat to move up from the Southern States. Humidex values will also be into the mid 30's today, but it won't feel like it with the winds.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for today:

..Very windy and unseasonably warm today over Southern Ontario..

A strong southwesterly flow of very warm air flooding into Southern

Ontario will push out all the showers and cloud over the extreme

eastern regions near noon with temperatures rising to the mid to

upper twenties. Meanwhile, further to the west where winds will be

stronger, record breaking temperatures are expected. Day time highs

will get up into the upper twenties and touch the 30 degree mark in

some regions. Strong southwesterly winds of 50 gusting to 80 km/h

are expected over much of the western sections this afternoon.

Environment Canada will continue to monitor the developing wind

conditions closely and could issue strong wind warnings if necessary.

Unfortunately, the warm temperatures are not going to last.

A vigorous cold front over Michigan at this time will sweep in from

the west and move through Southern Ontario later this afternoon and

evening. Day time highs on Saturday are expected to drop back down

to the mid teens which are near or below the seasonal normals.

Temeratures over the next while are beginning to drop. Cool for the coming weekend with only mid teens expected, but then the really cool air begins to move into the region by the end of next week. Current indications are for only the low double digits by the beginning of October.

The Tropics are still active with Lisa and newly formed Matthew. The season is far from being over and the tropical strom train is expected to continue to be very active.