Short burst of rare summer-like warmth reaches Ontario

Temperatures soared into the 20s across southern Ontario this weekend as a potent storm system rolled across the region.

The summer-like air set daily records in some communities. Don’t expect the warmth to last very long—readings will fall back to reality behind a cold front marching through the province.

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Warmth is hard to come by in October. It often takes a powerful low-pressure system like the one we endured this weekend in order to transport warmth into Ontario from the south.

[Ontario Saturday maximum temperatures] Ontario Saturday maximum temperatures

Strong southerly winds helped to push temperatures into the 20s. The warm front moved through southwestern Ontario on Saturday before arriving in eastern