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I enjoy working outside in that. This last 14 days plus has been garbage.

I’m real confused recently on everyone saying much nicer weather coming. I guess that’s because a week plus of 40s and rain has lowered our expectations?

If I dig a bit more I could probably find it. Either way I think it’s a safe bet the eastern Great Lakes are in for a colder and wetter May.

However, the shift in the pattern will not have very much staying power. During the final two weeks of May we expect to see a transition to a pattern that will resemble the first week of May with below-seasonal temperatures returning to Ontario and Quebec and above-seasonal temperatures across most of Western Canada, especially Alberta. pretty much not anticipating an abrupt shift to summer this year

Weather network (Canadian weather channel) going with below average temperatures for May. They anticipate a small break mid may and then this cold wet pattern comes back for 2nd half of May and into early June

Ya another freight train of cold, damp weather punt may and wake me up in June haha

Haha I’ll play his part. I won’t say the entire summer but the fact we came out of one of the cloudiest winters ever and it continues is a sign of concern. May is pretty much a write off. I’ll take below average and sunny but it’s below average and cloudy plus rain for the foreseeable future

Ya, not looking promising for the next 2-4 weeks. Which means we will go from 40s and 50s to 80s and 90s like we've become accustomed to

wow you guys already average in the low 50s now? We dont get that in Toronto until early April

34F and Snow currently reported. Judging from the Milwaukee webcams it's accumulating. Hope your enjoying it lol

Interesting that EC and NWS have vastly different forecasts for Windsor-Detroit area. Windsor is heavy rain tomorrow with half an inch of rain or more changing to snow but only 2". No warning, just a special weather statement. The other side of the river is winter storm warning for 6-10"

Ya, Toronto is already around 26" so even just a bit more will make it look like just a slightly bad winter in the record books. Im thinking Toronto has one more legit winter storm of 4-8" and a few more slop 1-3, 2-4" type events. I think Toronto ends up right around 36" on the season. About 4-6" below normal.

ya, I've been looking at a lot of historical weather for Toronto and March and April the last decade have been very similar. 1-5" falls. They've become near identical in snowfall. But Toronto hasn't seen a snowstorm over 4" in the last decade after March 1st. March and April at least for Toronto has been pretty bad

Yep, snow cover for me. Thats why Im down to about 4ish weeks left of cheering for winter. After that unless it's an absolute monster 12" storm I want 40s-50s and spring haha. I know climo says enjoy 2-4" of wet snow followed by 38F and cloudy in mid March-early April but those just really annoy me haha.

when do you put your palms back out? My banana and windmill palm are inside but I was able to keep them out until mid November.

Thats interesting. I wonder why from pretty much Southern Ontario eastward has warmed, skips Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and resumes again in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

ya the storm was a weird one and was more local and persons history of storms. Ive only lived in inner GTA until 5 years ago and now live in rural Ontario so for me this was my first actual blizzard. I also think media and general population is quick to put emotions into weather. Muskoka laughs at GTA winter storms saying Toronto is weak and in summer its Toronto laughing at Muskoka and Northern Ontario complain about average heat waves. 40-45C happens every summer in Toronto with nights staying above 21C but in Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timmins its all anyone would talk about (I work all over Ontario) Ontario almost has the exact same dynamic as northern states vs southern states in regards to winter and summer weather haha

ended up being the best snowstorm I've ever experienced. Not often I see actual blizzard conditions.

yikes.

Toronto and GTA feel most of the forums pain. Unlikely to do much snow wise but hopefully winds make up for it

the eastern half was walking a fine line. Not sure if GOM was feeding moisture Detroit eastwards would be getting much snow

same thing here in Ontario

I'll take my 10-20cm and run.

check out the north shore of Lake Erie on that run. 70-75mph showing up

Parts of Southern Ontario and WNY look decent on the east side.