Record-breaking high temperatures expected today in southern Ontario
Published March 4, 2024 at 10:10 am
Record-breaking high temperatures are expected today in southern Ontario.
The unseasonably warm weather continues this week as record-high temperatures are in the forecast, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Today (March 4), a high of 14 C is in the forecast in Mississauga and Brampton. This high would break the temperature record for March 4 of 13.3 C set in 1974, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
The record temperature low was -28.9 C set in 1950.
Seasonable temperatures for early March should be around -7 C to 2 C in the Mississauga area.
The Hamilton area could also see record-breaking temperatures today with the forecast calling for a high of 16 C.
The record-high temperature for Hamilton on March 4 was 15.6 C set in 1974.
Burlington, Oakville and Durham Region could also see temperature highs of 13 C today.
It is expected to get even warmer in the Windsor area where the temperature could reach 20 C today, which would also break records.
On Tuesday it is expected to reach 16 C to 18 C in Durham, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton and Halton.
Then the temperatures will drop to more seasonable levels around 8 or 9 C.
