The Goldilocks of seasons
A warmer than normal fall season expected, despite cooler September.
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What’s the weather?
Fall 2024 forecast shaping up to bring nicer than normal weather to the city.
Feeling a lot like summer
After a very mild and inactive winter – and warmer than normal spring – summer weather is already hitting Toronto. While summer technically only kicked off June. 21, David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, says they count summer’s entrance at the start of the month and running through the end of August. With the…