A quick return to winter in Windsor-Essex
(Source: Frank Van Sas)
After seeing the warmest February day on record, Windsor-Essex will see winter make a quick return Wednesday as the temperature steadily declines into the early afternoon.
Rain showers are expected to continue throughout the morning as the temperature cools from 15 C down to the freezing mark by 1 p.m.
In the afternoon, the temperature will drop a little bit further with showers changing to flurries before tapering off overnight.
Here’s a look at the rest of the forecast
Wednesday: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers this morning. Flurries beginning near noon. Risk of a thunderstorm this morning. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 40 gusting to 60 near noon. Temperature falling to minus 3 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 11 this afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Flurries. Local blowing snow. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60. Low minus 6. Wind chill near minus 14.
Thursday: Mainly sunny. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50. High zero. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning.
Friday: Sunny. High plus 5.
Saturday: Cloudy. High 9.
Sunday: Cloudy. High 13.
Monday: Cloudy. High 13.
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