Toronto Weather: Mainly Cloudy With Afternoon Shower Chance, High Near 10°C Saturday
Environment Canada forecasts a 60 per cent chance of showers this afternoon, a low near 5°C tonight, then windy Sunday with highs near 10°C.
Saturday looks mainly cloudy in Toronto with a solid chance of afternoon showers and a high near 10°C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada's forecast issued at 5 a.m. EST. There were no weather alerts in effect for the city when this story was published.
Right now
At 8 a.m., Toronto Pearson International Airport recorded mainly sunny skies and 4.1°C. Humidity was 86 per cent with a dew point of 2.0°C. Winds were from the north-northwest at 7 km/h, visibility was 24 km, and the pressure was 101.4 kPa and rising.
Today: high 10°C, showers likely this afternoon
Expect mainly cloudy skies with a 60 per cent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind becomes northwest 20 km/h late this afternoon. The high is 10°C. The UV index is 2, or low.
That reading is about one degree above the normal high of 9°C for the date.
Tonight: low of 5°C
It stays cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers early this evening. Wind is northwest 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 after midnight. The overnight low of plus 5°C is a few degrees above the normal low of 2°C.
Sunday through Friday
- Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud, becoming cloudy late in the morning; wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40; high 10°C. Cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of showers overnight and windy, low plus 4°C. UV index 2, or low.
- Monday: Cloudy, high 10°C. Cloudy overnight, low 7°C.
- Tuesday: Cloudy, high 12°C. Cloudy overnight, low plus 3°C.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, high 7°C. Cloudy overnight, low plus 1°C.
- Thursday: Cloudy, high 7°C. Cloudy periods overnight, low plus 1°C.
- Friday: A mix of sun and cloud, high 6°C.
The bottom line
Morning sun at Pearson will not last: bring a jacket and plan for a 60 per cent chance of afternoon showers under mainly cloudy skies near 10°C. Sunday turns windier with gusts to 40 km/h, then the midweek outlook cools again, with highs of 7°C by Wednesday and Thursday after Tuesday's brief rebound to 12°C.
Sunrise today is at 6:59 a.m. and sunset at 5:02 p.m. EST.
Forecasts change. Check Environment Canada's Toronto page for the latest conditions and any alerts.
Sources: Environment and Climate Change Canada · Environment Canada public bulletin (Southern Ontario)