Winter’s Back – And So Is The Snow
Posted February 21, 2009 12:00 pm.
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Give it up winter – we’re just not that into you.
While you hit us with a dumping of snow Thursday, just in time for the drive home, that was the last straw in an increasingly frayed relationship. We were over. Done. Kaput.
But it wasn’t enough for you, was it? You just had to come back for that one DVD you left, and while you were here, you thought you’d say hello to all of Southern Ontario.
Thanks a lot.
While Saturday started out clear and flake-free, the white stuff had already started to fall in Toronto by late afternoon. It was all part of a low pressure system that headed in from the U.S. plains.
And while we’ve seen a few breaks in the storm, it won’t really end until it tapers to flurries on Sunday afternoon.
In the meantime, the system will dump anywhere from five to 10 centimetres on the city.
And while that seems rough, the GTA got off easy compared to other parts of the province.
Environment Canada issued a winter storm watch for much of Southern Ontario – including Windsor, Essex, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia, Elgin, London-Middlesex, Huron-Perth, and Grey-Bruce – just after midnight.
They’ll see anywhere from 10-15 centimetres on the ground before the storm continues east.
While there will be snow to deal with, the temperatures won’t be too chilly (at least on winter’s end – we admit, we’re still feeling cold).
The high will hover around -2 oC for much of Saturday, with a low of -6 oC in the forecast for the entire weekend.
By Monday, the snowfall should be over and it will be sunny once more.
In more ways than one – spring begins March 20, less than a month away. And we’re definitely into that.
