Sick of heat and humidity? This brief break is on your horizon
Sick of touching a searing steering wheel only to yelp in pain? Fed up with your shirt sticking to your back the second you walk out the door?
Here's a bit of good news if you're craving a breath of fresh air. One of the most beautiful stretches of weather all summer long is in the forecast for Ontario, and it begins on Sunday.
DON'T MISS:
We've had no shortage of warm and muggy days in Toronto this summer.
June enjoyed a few streaks of comfortable temperatures, including a particularly nice weeklong stretch around the middle of the month. However, the city has only recorded three days this July with high temperatures in that summertime sweet spot between 23°C and 28°C.
The next couple of days will feature beautiful conditions with pleasant temperatures. It'll be the kind of weather worthy of rolling down the car windows or taking a long stroll in the park.
Sunday's forecast high at Toronto-Pearson is 28°C. Monday and Tuesday will be the days to beat, with respective daytime high temperatures of 24°C and 25°C—a stretch of gorgeous July weather that might prompt more than a few sick days (wink wink).
Take advantage of it while you can. The heat and humidity are likely to return in short order.
Signals are strongly pointing toward the final third of July featuring more temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees.
Stay with The Weather Network for all the latest on conditions across Ontario.
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