Unstable weather at the beginning fo the weekend will be breaking down over the next 24 hours and giving way to some sunny days as Canada Day arrives and July gets started.
Sunday will remain cloudy says Environment Canada meteorologist Louis Kohanyi, with a 40 per cent of showers throughout the region, but that precipitation is leaving the region soon and July 1 should see that transition.
"On Canada Day, [the forecast is] mainly cloudy in the morning and then clearing in the afternoon," he says.
That means folks heading out for the day should take sunscreen with them and be prepared for a UV index of 6, or high, he adds.
While the sun will come out, a high of 20 C is expected, so not exceedingly hot. People who are inland a couple kilometres from the shore may see temperatures up around 23 C as the sea breeze won't make it to them.
Monday evening is expected to stay clear as well, with a low of 12 C.
Tuesday, July 2, the shift is predicted to continue with a clear day.
"Beginning on Tuesday a ridge of high pressure is building," says Kohanyi.
While that begins on Tuesday, its effects won't be immediate. A high of 20 C and overnight low of 13 C is expected again.
"It's going to be quite similar on Wednesday," says Kohanyi. "Sunny with a high of 21 C and 23 inland."
However, on Thursday, July 4, those clear skies and regular sunshine will be heating up the region.
"Temperatures are going to start increasing on Thursday," says Kohanyi. "A high of 23 C is expected, except 27 inland."
"And on Friday and Saturday it's going to be quite similar; sunny with a high of 25 C, except 30 C inland."
He notes that while hotter weather is expected there's no signs it'll be extreme heat.
