Weekend Outlook: Unprecedented start to fall brings the warmest weekend of 2017

The Sault Ste. Marie region is about to embark on a weekend unlike any in recorded history. We will crush previous records set for daytime highs for the first five days of Fall. Furthermore, we could see the warmest temperature of this entire year measured in days ahead.  

Not only will we feel the heat, but we will also feel the humidity. Moisture moving into the region will make daytime highs feel like the mid to upper 30s. No other five-day period this past summer even comes close to the heat expected Friday through to Tuesday. 

Friday will be foggy in the morning that will give way to a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Warmer air pushes daytime highs into the upper 20s with humidex values in the upper 30s. On Friday we will likely smash the high record temperature of 25C set in 1946 by noon and set a new one several degrees higher. There is the risk of a thunderstorm just after midnight.

Saturday will bring a mix of sun and cloud with more record-breaking heat and humidity as temperatures climb towards 30C.

Sunday will see more sun than cloud, and this could push daytime highs to 30C or above. This could make Sunday the warmest day so far in 2017.

The streak to record-breaking heat continues into Monday and Tuesday before coming to an end on Wednesday with more seasonal weather for the start of Fall.