A crisp hint of fall is on the way for Ontario to close out August

The long-range forecast for Ontario holds some welcome news for folks who’ve spent a stormy, humid summer waiting for the long-deserved whiff of fall forecasters expect through the end of the month.

Conditions arriving in Central Canada later this week are about as close as we can get to a taste of fall in the middle of August without the clouds actually churning out flakes of pumpkin spice.

The same heat dome broiling much of the United States and steering Hilary’s historic rains in southern California will help bring this spell of unseasonably cool weather to Ontario later this week.

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It’s been more of a humid summer than a hot summer throughout the region so far this season. Look no further than the fact that several major cities have failed to hit 30°C so far this month—and they’ll likely make it to September without hitting the mark, either.

Toronto is likely going to get through the entire month of August without a 30-degree reading for the first time since 2008.

The warmest temperature measured so far this month in downtown Hamilton was 28.9°C, which is on track to be the lowest high temperature ever recorded there during the month of August, with records stretching all the way back to 1866.

Ottawa International Airport will likely make it through the month with warmest reading coming in at just 28.3°C, which would be a record for the lowest high temperature there, as well.

Even with the cooler temperatures, the heightened humidity fuelled heavy rains across parts of Ontario this summer, especially toward the National Capital Region. We’ve finally pumped the brakes on the deluges, and Toronto is on track to see below-normal precipitation this August.

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A look ahead in the forecast shows the taste of fall coming our direction by next weekend.

We’ll see a potent upper-level trough kick down from Hudson Bay and swoop into Ontario, settling into the region with the help of the long-duration heat dome parked over the United States. There are signs that the trough will remain in place through the end of August.

While it’s an early look at predicted temperatures, highs will likely struggle to climb much above the lower 20s on the coolest days to come, with overnight lows dipping into the single digits in rural sections of southern and eastern Ontario.

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