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Much Warmer Weather This Weekend & Early Next Week

Building Heat

Cold Water Statement

El Niño to Return

Much warmer weather with highs mainly in the mid and upper 70s this weekend and well into the 80s by early next week may have you planning a day on the water. Please keep in mind that water temperatures remain very chilly, and spending a prolonged amount of time in contact with cold water can be dangerous.

After a period of below normal temperatures, we will quickly flip to summer. Temperatures in the 70s this weekend will be replaced by 80s Monday and Tuesday, with a few spots making a run at 90°. Along with this heat next week will also be our first humid period of the year.

While this weekend will feature warmer temperatures, and it will be tempting to go out on the lakes, REMEMBER the lakes are still COLD. Lake Erie is currently 50 degrees and Lake Ontario is 47 degrees.

As above normal sea surface temperatures build in the waters off western South America, El Niño becomes more likely for the summer through the upcoming winter months. There is roughly a 75 percent chance for at least a moderate El Niño. A stronger El Niño does not always mean bigger weather and climate impacts, but a higher confidence for certain impacts.