[URBAN NOTE] The Weather

[rfmcdonald]

It's dark and cool and humid out, and raining only lightly, with Pulse 24 reporting worse possibly to come:

Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for a large of the G.T.A. The advisory doesn’t mean there will be twisters coming down, only that two fronts are colliding in the atmosphere above us, creating the possibility that such activity could occur.

Other cities covered by the advisory include Kitchener-Waterloo, Stratford, Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Guelph, Cambridge and Orangeville.

Some O.P.P. officers up north have already reported sightings of a twister, but the weather office hasn’t been able to confirm any funnel clouds.

The city itself is facing a severe thunderstorm watch, with the chances of heavy downpours and potentially damaging winds gusting up to 90 kilometres an hour. Large hail is also a possibility.

The unsettled weather will remain until at least Saturday and will be accompanied by an old friend – high humidex values.

The first day of the weekend promises a return to the sticky conditions, with temperatures near 30C feeling closer to 40. And if you thought Friday was loud, just wait.