Today Environment Canada issued many severe thunderstorm watches in anticipation of an active afternoon and evening. The results were less than surprising as only a couple thunderstorms cells developed and quickly headed east. Interest started to peak when one of these cells started to show an increased development south of Barrie. The result of that storm alone was disappointing as it joined up with other storm cells and headed east on HWY 401 towards Kingston.
A new directed focus is on the Gulf of Mexico as tropical storm Alex displays itself as quite the powerful storm. Alex is expected to become a category one hurricane by Tuesday afternoon, and is expected to make landfall by the weekend. The track has been guessed and forecasted many times, but is still very unclear on what part of land it could hit. Early suggestions have placed the landfall of Alex near Corpus Christi, a city located close to the border of the United States and Mexico. Forecasters do believe that this tropical storm will be a category three hurricane before it slams into land.
A high pressure system will move into Southern Ontario this week giving way to some very sunny skies for Canada Day and the long weekend. Heat will move into Southern Ontario on Saturday, and there you will begin to see the humidity move in. This heat and humidity should last until Monday or Tuesday of next week, and during this time period, Ontario residents can expect temperatures in the low to mid thirties. More information will come to surface on any possible storms that could follow this heat wave.
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