Southern Ontario Is Going To Get Slammed With Thunderstorms & Hail This Weekend

A tropical storm will move into Ontario by Friday.
Ontario Editor

If you had some beach plans this weekend, you might want to bring an umbrella. Ontario's weather forecast is calling for thunderstorms and hail across the province. The rainfall will hopefully bring a small break to the heatwave Ontario has been facing. 

According to The Weather Network, severe thunderstorms are expected to hit parts of the province on Friday as Tropical Storm Fay moves into the area. 

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Windsor is expected to get hit the hardest, with heavy rainfall and small hail being the biggest concern. 

The storm is expected to bring 20 to 30 millimetres of rainfall throughout the day, so don't forget your raincoat. 

Residents in the GTA, you can breathe a sigh of relief, because you're out of the "severe risk zone" of the storm. However, localized rain is still likely. 

If you had weekend plans, don't get your hopes up for the rain to clear by Friday. Dark clouds will also be looming throughout Ontario until Sunday. 

In Toronto, thunderstorms are also expected to last throughout the rest of the weekend. 

However, The Weather Network reports that these storms will bring some relief to the muggy weather that the province has been facing. 

Temperatures are expected to hit below 30 C for the first time in over a week. 

The Weather Network

We haven't seen the last of the heatwave though.

Temperatures are expected to rise again by the middle of next week and will be sticking around for a while. 

In fact, this July is currently on track for breaking records of having one of the longest hot streaks in history. 

This Thursday marked the eighth day of Toronto reaching temperatures higher than 30 C. 

  • Allysha Howse was the Ontario Editor for Narcity Canada. Based in Toronto with seven years of experience as a leading journalist, she has been able to bring breaking news to readers across the country. Over the past year, she has been able to help Narcity reach record-breaking growth and bring original Ontario-focused stories to the fingertips of millennials. Allysha specialized in Books and Media Studies at the University of Toronto and has publications in Snapd Media.

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