THUNDER BAY — An Environment Canada meteorologist warns that "people are going to feel it" as Mother Nature deals the city an early taste of winter-type weather.
At this time of year, daily high temperatures in the city should approach 3 C.
Over the next six seven days, the forecast calls for maximums between 10 and 4 degrees below normal, with overnight wind chill as cold as minus 21 C.
Meteorologist Steve Knott said Monday that northwestern Ontario "is on the cold side of the jet stream. We're in a cold northwesterly flow."
Knott said sub-normal temperatures are expected to persist right through next weekend.
Monday night and Tuesday night will see the coldest weather, with overnight lows of minus 15 both days.
"It will be worse with the wind chill," Knott pointed out. "When people wake up on Tuesday morning it will be minus 21.
According to Knott, the record overnight low for Thunder Bay for this point in the year is about minus 22.
He said there's also a strong chance of a significant snowfall on Friday, perhaps up to 10 centimetres.
