Happy Friday!
A Special Weather Statement is in effect for the area:
“Showers and the risk of thunderstorms will push into the region this morning. The showers or thunderstorms will have the potential to generate strong wind gusts near 70 to 80 km/h. A cold front is then expected to push through the region this afternoon. The passage of the cold front may lead to another wave of strong winds with the potential for wind gusts of 80 to 90 km/h. The winds will ease from west to east later this afternoon or early this evening.”
Here is your Orangeville forecast for this weekend and the start of next week, per Environment Canada:
| Today | Showers or periods of drizzle ending this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 40 gusting to 80 early this morning then northwest 50 gusting to 80 late this afternoon. High 10. UV index 1 or low. |
| Tonight | Partly cloudy. Wind northwest 50 km/h gusting to 80 diminishing to 30 gusting to 60 then becoming light late this evening. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 5 overnight. |
| Sat, 10 Jan | Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries late in the afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h late in the afternoon. High zero. Wind chill minus 6 in the morning. UV index 1 or low. |
| Night | Snow or rain. Low minus 4. |
| Sun, 11 Jan | Flurries. Local blowing snow. Windy. High minus 3. |
| Night | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 8. |
| Mon, 12 Jan | Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 2. |
| Night | Cloudy. Low minus 4. |
| Tue, 13 Jan | Cloudy. High zero. |
| Night | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 2. |
| Wed, 14 Jan | Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 3. |
| Night | Cloudy. Low minus 9. |
| Thu, 15 Jan | Cloudy. High minus 5. |
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- News1013@LocalRadio.ca (Milton)
- News1015@LocalRadio.ca (Orangeville)
- News92@LocalRadio.ca (South Simcoe)
- Rick.Sargent@LocalRadio.ca (Bolton)
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