A special weather statement has been issued for Chatham-Kent, as thunderstorms are expected in the region.
Brief freezing rain overnight or early Thursday morning over Eastern Ontario. Risk of scattered thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and early evening over Southwestern Ontario, Central Ontario, and the Golden Horseshoe.
A low pressure system moving across Northern Ontario will control the weather for the next few days.
A warm front associated with this low pressure system will move across Eastern Ontario bringing a mixed bag of precipitation including a very brief period of freezing rain overnight tonight and early Thursday morning ahead of this warm front. A freezing rain warning has been issued for parts of Central and Eastern Ontario where the freezing rain is expected to last longer and more intense.
In addition, a low pressure trough associated with the low pressure system is expected to move eastward through Southwestern Ontario, Central Ontario, and the Golden Horseshoe Thursday afternoon. Indications right now suggest that a few thunderstorms are likely along and just west of this trough. Even though they are not expected to be severe thunderstorms, they could give localized rainfall up to 25 mm in a short period of time over frozen ground.
The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as warnings may be required or extended.
Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.
