Residents in London got a taste of spring when the temperature soared to record-breaking heights over the weekend.
On Sunday, the temperature rose to around 14 C, which breaks the February 28 record of 12.2 C set in 1880.
Desjanelle Matthews, a severe weather meteorologist with Environment Canada, says with such a mild winter season, it isn’t surprising to see record breaking temperatures.
“What we have is a southwest flow. It’s basically bringing warmer air from from the Plains States northwards towards southern Ontario,” she says. “We are on the south side of a very pronounced warm-front.”
However, the warm weather is not expected to last with temperatures forecasted to dip below freezing on Monday. And local residents may be looking at significant snowfall that is expected to hit the region on Tuesday.
