Ontario's Weather To Be A 'Battleground' Next Week With A Messy Mix Of Snow & Ice Pellets
Winter isn't giving Ontario a break.
Bundle up, Ontarians, because the province is in for even more messy weather as we move into February.
According to The Weather Network (TWN), Ontario will fall under an active storm track next week amid the "flip-flop" conditions seen this season.
TWN states that winter has featured "two very distinct, persistent, and opposing patterns" this year, one of them consisting of frigid air and the other unseasonably mild temperatures.
"At the start of next week a pattern reversal will bring much colder weather back to western Canada for a few days. Meanwhile, very mild weather will surge north into Ontario and Quebec," says the report. "Temperatures will climb well above freezing across southern parts of this region."
However, the mild weather won't last long. TWN says Arctic air will spread into Ontario and Quebec, clashing with the mild air and turning southern and eastern parts of Ontario into a "battleground."
The result will be a total mess in areas south of this boundary of cold air vs. warm air. These regions could see heavy rainfall, while areas north of the boundary will be seeing heavy snow.
Meanwhile, any areas in between will get a mixture of ice and snow with a risk for "substantial amounts of freezing rain and ice pellets."
TWN says, however, that it is still too early to predict exactly where this boundary will be.
TWN is warning residents to prepare for the worst. "If you have any travel plans, please check back for updates as we head into next week. You will likely see significant changes to the forecast during the next several days as we finetune the forecast."
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