{"id":7079,"date":"2026-04-17T04:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/7079\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T04:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:46:28","slug":"snow-and-cooler-temperatures-follow-a-rainy-stormy-week-in-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/7079\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow and cooler temperatures follow a rainy, stormy week in Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published on Apr. 16, 2026, 2:52 PM<\/p>\n<p>A strong cold front is set to sweep into southern Ontario, causing a sharp temperature drop and raising the possibility of late-April snow<\/p>\n<p>Below-normal temperatures and snow chances are returning to Ontario after a week of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/severe\/rain-and-heavy-snow-combine-to-create-flooding-across-much-of-northeastern-ontario\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">flooding rain<\/a>, storms, and unseasonable warmth. A large low pressure system will cross the province, pulling in warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cold air from the Prairies.<\/p>\n<p>DON\u2019T MISS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/canada-2026-summer-weather-sneak-peek-el-nino-factor\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Summer Sneak Peek: El Ni\u00f1o may split Canada\u2019s summer in two<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday will bring much colder conditions, with daytime highs only reaching the mid-single digits. Flurries are expected to develop, including localized lake-effect flurries east of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The chill continues into Monday, as temperatures resemble typical mid-March conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Weather Highlights:<\/p>\n<p>System will bring heavy rain to southern and eastern Ontario on Saturday, with snow and icy precipitation in northern regions<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday, a sharp cold front will drop daytime highs to 5\u00b0C-8\u00b0C<\/p>\n<p>Rain may mix with wet snow Saturday night into Sunday morning, while colder Prairie systems will keep temperatures below normal next week<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/6GJ86cCRBrcNpd0UZWoc5d\/e5f381c53cb688d142bd5cb753974215\/Baron_-_Ontario_temperature_pattern_-_April_16.png\" alt=\"Baron - Ontario temperature pattern - April 16\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Baron_-_Ontario_temperature_pattern_-_April_16.png\"\/>Cooler temperatures and snow follow stormy week in southern Ontario<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, southern and eastern Ontario will once again see heavy rain and mild temperatures, while northern Ontario faces snow and icy precipitation from the same system.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/severe\/santas-village-under-water-amid-flooding-in-bracebridge-ont\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Santa\u2019s Village \u2018under water\u2019 amid flooding in Bracebridge, Ont.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Sunday, however, a sharp cold front will drop temperatures provincewide.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/5KnPJwScmZegqnn95mjCgs\/bdad6e900c31ec2e502c607e74b19857\/Baron_-_Toronto_temperature_trend_-_April_16.png\" alt=\"Baron - Toronto temperature trend - April 16\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Baron_-_Toronto_temperature_trend_-_April_16.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cities like Toronto, Ottawa, and Windsor will see daytime highs well below seasonal normals, ranging from 5\u00b0C to 8\u00b0C. Overnight lows could dip to or below 0\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday night into Sunday morning, rain in eastern areas may mix with wet snow. Southern Ontario could also see sporadic rain or snow through Sunday, but no significant accumulation is expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Apr. 16, 2026, 2:52 PM A strong cold front is set to sweep into southern Ontario,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[17,94,58,931,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-7079","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-ontario","10":"tag-rain","11":"tag-snow","12":"tag-temperatures"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}