Photo: Cameron Wilkinson
It’s about to get wet in Orangeville.
There are two Weather Alerts for the area:
Freezing Rain Warning
“This freezing rain event will not be nearly as significant as the ice storm from this past weekend. Freezing rain begins east of Lake Huron this morning before reaching central Ontario later this afternoon. Precipitation may begin as snow and ice pellets, especially over central Ontario. Easterly winds gusting 50 to 60 km/h may exacerbate any tree damage. As temperatures rise above the freezing mark, freezing rain will transition to rain over southwestern Ontario this afternoon and across central Ontario this evening. For locations over the Dundalk Highlands and Niagara Escarpment, freezing rain may linger into early this evening. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break.”
Rainfall Warning
“Rain begins this morning over extreme southwestern Ontario before reaching the Golden Horseshoe this afternoon. With thunderstorms expected, rainfall amounts may exceed 50 mm over some areas, particularly over southwestern Ontario. Rain will end from west to east overnight into early Thursday morning.”
Here is your Orangeville forecast for the rest of this week, per Environment Canada:
| Date | Detailed Forecast |
|---|---|
| Today | Cloudy. Snow mixed with ice pellets beginning this morning then changing to freezing rain near noon. Local snow and ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High zero. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 1 or low. |
| Tonight | Freezing rain changing to rain showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening and overnight. Rainfall amount 20 to 30 mm. Wind southeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature rising to 11 by morning. |
| Thu, 3 Apr | A few showers ending in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. High 16. UV index 6 or high. |
| Night | Clear. Low minus 1. |
| Fri, 4 Apr | Sunny. High 8. |
| Night | Cloudy periods. Low plus 1. |
| Sat, 5 Apr | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain. High 8. |
| Night | Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Low plus 1. |
| Sun, 6 Apr | Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. High plus 5. |
| Night | Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Low minus 5. |
| Mon, 7 Apr | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. High minus 1. |
| Night | Cloudy periods with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 7. |
| Tue, 8 Apr | A mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of flurries. High plus 1. |
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