Kincardine Channel Sunset, Penetangore River to Lake Huron

Hi again,

This will be the last time for some weeks that I put together the forecast from a 700 mile distance from Maple Lake. Next week I’ll be quite happy to forecast from the Haliburton Highlands.

Monday I’ll set out for a few weeks of cottage time. I don’t think I need to tell anyone that the hot and humid suburban summertime conditions are no picnic and the Lake will be a welcome change. So what will the weather be like?

Short Term Forecast Maple Lake and Haliburton Highlands

Overnight on Saturday expect some isolated showers and a low temperature of 63°F.

Waking up on Sunday look for isolated showers to continue and a temperature of 64°F. As the day goes on however you’ll see cloudy periods and can expect a high temperature of 75°F.  There could be 0.1 inch of rain accumulation in this 24-hour period. Sunday afternoon expect cloudy periods and a high of 75°F. Sunday evening, sunny skies and 72°F.

Overnight Sunday expect the temperatures to drop to 55°F and it will be clear.

Haliburton Highlands long term Weather

Monday, expect sunny skies and a high  of 77°F. The low overnight is forecast to again be 55°F.

Tuesday will be mainly sunny and 79°F with the third-in-a-row cool nighttime low of 55°F. Perfect sleeping weather.

There is no precipitation in the forecast for Monday or Tuesday.

Wednesday, expect variable cloudiness a high of 79°F–which will feel like 91°F– and an overnight low of 63°F.

There could be up to a quarter-inch of precipitation accumulation.

Thursday expect isolated showers and a high of 73°F. The low temperature overnight on Thursday is expected to be 61°F and there may be up to one-tenth of one inch rainfall.

Friday, July 30, expect cloudy periods and a high of 73°F. The overnight low  will be 61°F. There is no rain in the forecast.

Saturday, July 31st is expected to be mainly sunny day with a high of 73°F, and overnight low of 59°F and again,

no precipitation in the forecast.

Have a great week! Bug report and webcam pics follow!

Bug Report July 24- July 29

IMAGE FILE: Clockwise from top left: Pottery Lane Studio & Gallery (clay), Red Thread Design (fashion) , Opal Wing Creations (jewellery), Box Boy (wood), Cori Lee Marvin (watercolour)

WHEN: Friday July 23 noon – 7 pm
Saturday July 24 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday July 25 10 am – 4 pm
Admission. $2, children under 12 free

Wow. So this celebration has been going on my whole life. I remember it going back to young childhood and it seems it started at the perfect age for me–when I was four.
This year we traveled back to Maryland to see my folks then took this week “off” (euphemism for madly tried to catch up) so we can leave later this weekend for Maple Lake. So again I’m missing the Art & Craft show though I know that I’ll still be able to enjoy some of the featured attractions individually during the few weeks I’m at the Lake.

And remember: Admission is good for all three days, just be sure to have your hand stamped at the gates for readmission.

Webcam shot from Southern Ontario Today:

Chapleau River, Ontario - 7.22.10

WHERE: Head Lake Park, Haliburton Village
MORE info/directions www.railsendgallery.com

705-457-2330

July 23,24,25 Haliburton Art & Craft Festival – Make it part of your Haliburton Highlands Summer
More to see and do at the 2010 Festival

There’s more to see, do, and hear this year with Buskers throughout the park, afternoon Kids Art Attack, a Lakeside Lions Club BBQ and the Rails End beer tent (a family friendly spot), Artist demos, Brigitte’s Picks of the Show and the Library in A Box. Make a day of it, or make it a weekend. Admission is good for all three days, just be sure to have your hand stamped at the gates for readmission.

Visit www.railsendgallery.com

for a list of participating artists and daily events schedules.

The Haliburton Art & Craft Festival is presented by Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre.

Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre is a registered Canadian charity devoted to bringing art to life in Haliburton and a member of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG), the Ontario Crafts Council (OCC) and Arts Council ~ Haliburton Highlands.

Info thanks to the County of Haliburton, Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Marketing.

Lake Of Bays

Haliburton Highlands Short Term Weather

Summer has certainly reached the Haliburton Highlands and on the whole, the weather for the next 2 weeks should be NORMAL. Isn’t that fantastic?!

I had high hopes after the less-than-great summers of 2008-09 and Mother Nature seems to have come through for us.

The remainder of this weekend calls for light rain and a high temperature of 68°F. Light rain continues overnight Sunday with low temperatures a mild 63°F. There could be 0.6 inches of rain in this 24-hour period.

Monday morning is more of the same with a prediction of cloudy with showers and the day starting at about 64°F.  By Monday afternoon  the weather shifts to cloudy with sunny breaks and a high temperature of 75°F.

Monday evening calls for variable cloudiness and a high of 75°F. Overnight Monday, expect cloudy periods which change to mostly clear as the temperature drops to 57°F.

Links to some fun activities this week in the Haliburton Highlands:

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Weather July 20 -25

Tuesday, you can expect variable clouds with a high of 75°F and an overnight low of 57°F. There is no rain in the forecast.

Wednesday also calls for variable cloudiness. The high will be 77°F–which will feel like 88°F– and the overnight low should be about 63°F. There is no rain in the forecast.

Thursday will be a sunny day with a high temperature of 79°F–which will feel like 91°F with an overnight low of 64°F. Again, there is no rain in the forecast.

Friday, July 23 bring clouds and showers, a high of 79°F, which will feel like 93°F and a muggy overnight low of 66°F. More than 10mm of rain is possible so it looks like some significant storms are rolling in.

Saturday, there will be a chance of thunderstorms, a high of 75°F and another muggy overnight low of 68°F. There may be 0.4 inches of the wet stuff.

Finally, on Sunday expect a sunny day, a pleasant high of 75°F and an overnight low  of 66°F. There is no rain in the forecast.

Have a great week! Scroll down for more webcam shots of Southern Ontario and this week’s bug report.

Bug Report July 18 - 23

Welcome t o your weekend! Have a peek at the lovely shot of Green Lake near West Guilford, which was snapped on July 3, 2010. The skies in the Haliburton Highlands are some of the most beautiful I’ve *seen in eastern north America and this shot exemplifies that gorgeously. (*Seen in person, not in webshots (lol).)

To the weather:

Saturday:

For the remainder of today–Saturday expect the sun to be prominent but the temperatures to be moderate at about 75°F. You’ll have a clear overnight with a low temperature of 57°F. Sunday morning you’ll arise to another sunny day at 68°F. As your Sunday progresses the temperature will climb to 82°F. The overnight low will be about 66°F and will remain clear.

There is no rain in the forecast for this 24-hour period.

Monday brings scattered showers in the afternoon with a high of 79°F  and an overnight low of 64°F. The total precipitation should be about one-half inch.

July 12- 16, 2010 Weather Haliburton Highlands

Tuesday will be cloudy with showers. The high temperature will be about 75°F and the low overnight 64°F. Total precipitation should be about one-third of an inch.

Expect scattered showers in the afternoon on Wednesday July 14, with a high of 81°F and an overnight low of 64°F. There should be 0.1 inch precipitation accumulation.

Thursday will be mainly sunny with a high temp of 82 °F and an overnight low of 66°F. Like the day before, there should be 0.1 inch precipitation accumulation.

Friday will bring isolated showers and a high of 82°f. It will feel like 97°F though (with the day before almost at hot-feeling at a 95-degree humidex) so remember to rehydrate. The overnight low temp for Friday will be 66°F. There will be a trace of precipitation in total.

Saturday will be sunny with a beautiful high of 82°F and an overnight low of 66°F.there is no precipitation forecast for Saturday, July 17.

Have  a great week! Enjoy the webcam shots form late Friday! (Click to enlarge) The BUG REPORT follows.

Lake of Bays - Muskoka

Haliburton

Lagoon City

Reach Harbour, Lakefield

Bug report through July 15

Happy Holiday Weekend to both Canada and the U.S.!

I haven’t checked elsewhere but both Maple Lake, Ontario and where I am (23 miles northwest of Chicago) are having very nice holiday weekend weather compared to last year. That makes me hopeful that Maple Lake especially will have a good summer weather-wise which of course effects lots of other aspects of life, too.

On with what to expect in the next week from  the weather and the bugs:

July 1 Holiday Weekend Weather

Chances are if you look outside or are outside right now you’d see a lovely sight–perfect holiday weather at Sunny and 75°F. It will be be clear overnight with a low of 61°F. Seems like summer is here. Yay!

Sunday morning will be sunny and 66 °F, rising to 82°F by Sunday afternoon with a sunny high of 82°F.

Sunday evening will be clear and 77°F and Sunday overnight will be mainly clear with a low of 68°F.

Long Term Forecast. Southern Ontario. July 5 thru July 10. 2010 - CLICK TO ENLARGE

July 1st Holiday Weather- Click to enlarge

Looks like Deer and Horse flies are going to be most pesky. Your mileage may vary.

Scroll below for More photos from the southern Ontario area today July 3. 2010– including cottage country!

Ontario late June sunset photos

[View with PicLens]

Happy week!

Sunset June 25, Lake of Bays - Muscoka

It was an OK day for the G8 to come visiting, no? They had to work anyway.

Welcome to your weekend! Apologies again for my tardiness in getting the forecast posted, as last night I was helping my spouse celebrate his birthday weekend. (I’ve now declared a moratorium on June birthdays. Two max. My Dad and my spouse. Everyone else, we’ll wait ’till a later date. It’s one of those preserving one’s sanity measures).

OK then. If it’s Saturday when you read this I suppose you can take a look outdoors and see either cloudiness or cloudiness & showers and temperatures running in the very low 60′s°F. Until late Saturday night that is what you can expect. By overnight Saturday you’ll feel a drop in temperatures to 48°F.  The total accumulation of precipitation should be no more than 0.3 inches.

Long Term Weather Forecast Haliburton Highlands June 27 - July 2

Sunday, expect a day with cloudy periods, a high projected  to be 73°F and a low overnight of 48°F. There may be up to 0.4 inches of precipitation accumulation in total.

Monday calls for thundershowers, a high temp of 70°F and a low overnight of 59°F. Precipitation accumulation will be 0.1 inch.

By Tuesday there is a slight change in the weather with variable cloudiness in the forecast and a high temperature of 61°F. The low overnight will be a blanket-worthy 50°F. No rain is in the forecast.

Wednesday, expect more variable cloudiness, a daytime high of 63°F and and overnight low of a chilly 48°F. Break out the quilts! No rain is in the forecast, however.

Thursday is a day of celebration as the the forecast calls for a mainly sunny day! The high temperature will be a  comfortable 68°F, the low overnight 48°F (don’t forget your quilt!), and there is no rain in the forecast.

Friday, expect variable cloudiness, a daytime high of 72°F and an overnight low of 54°F.  Again, no rain is forecast. (See below for the Bug Forecast.)

Haliburton sunset June 25, 2010 (click to enlarge)

Reach Harbour Lakefield June 25 sunset - (click to enlarge)

Chapleau River - June 25 sunset (click to enlarge)

Bug Forecast

In short, both the black flies and mosquitoes are expected to be rated “high” Friday June 25 through Wednesday June 30. You can check the graph for more specifics about other flying critters.

Delawana docks at sunrise June 18 2010

Welcome to your weekend!
I’ll be back to walk you through the weather for the weekend but in short, I want to apologize for it because it comes from here in the States. We lost power today–tree limbs flying, high winds, pounding rain and your area too possibly shall see similar weather through most of Saturday. It’s full-on thundershowers NOT scattered so I’d cancel what you may have planned outdoors for Saturday morning through at least afternoon. The problem here at least is that there are a series of storm systems …so you get past the one and a short bit later…here in my house one of my dogs starts shivering and I know they are coming back before they hit.

Weekend Weather Jun 18- 19 2010

EDIT/:6.19.10 After a thorough examination other the weather forecasts in your area for the next 36 hours, I agree that  Friday overnight the Haliburton Highlands will be mainly clear and about 17­°C.

By Saturday morning thundershowers turn to full- blown thunderstorms which will last in parts of Ontario until Saturday evening when the skies are to clear. It will be mainly sunny with a comfortable temperature of 21°C on Saturday evening. Sounds nice.

It will be continue to be  mainly sunny at daybreak on Sunday after a Saturday overnight low of 15°C. More below.

Long Term Weather - 6.20 - 6.25.10

Kincardine Harbour - Pentangore River - Lake Huron - June 18 2010

Insect Predictions thru June 25 2010

Sauble Beach, Ontario 6.11.10

Weekend Weather Haliburton Highlands

Welcome to your weekend! I hate to be the bearer of bad news but if you had/have outside activities planned for this weekend, you just may wish to change them to inside activities–unless the rain does not impact what you’ve planned one way or another.

Overnight tonight (Friday) you can expect a few showers and a low of 55°F.

You’ll probably wake up to rain Saturday morning with a high of 55°F. By Saturday afternoon it will still be cloudy with showers with a temperature of 61°F.  This 24-hour period’s precipitation outlook is 0.8 inches from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon.

Saturday evening is fixing up to look like you have a high temperature of 61°with showers.

Overnight Saturday the low is expected to be 57°F with more showers.

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Weather Forecast June 13-18

Sunday starts off with some sun, later in the day expect isolated showers and a high of 70°F. There may be up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation. The low will be 57°F.

Monday will be yet another day of isolated showers. The high is expected to be 72°F and there may be a trace of rain accumulation. The low will be 52°F.

Tuesday will be a sunny day!  Yes, you read that correctly. Woo-hoo! The high temperature is expected to be comfortable 70°F and the low overnight 48°F. No precipitation is in the forecast.

Wednesday expect cloudy periods. The high is expected to be 72°F and the low overnight 50°F. There may be up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation.

Thursday calls for isolated showers and a high of 75°F. The overnight low is to be 59°F and there may be up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation.

Friday brings a chance of thundershowers with a high of 77°F ( it will feel like 84°F) and an overnight low of 63°F. There may be up to 0.3 inch of rain accumulation.

Have a great week!

Haliburton Highlands Bug Report through June 18

"Maman" by Louise Bourgeois (1912- 2010) National Gallery Ottawa

I realized today that I should read more often as I happened upon several interesting news items including that the creator of the piece above, Louise Bourgeois died on May 31 at the age of 98. One of the more intriguing things about Ms. Bourgeois besides the daring in her creations (“Maman” means mother) is that she did not “break out” in the art world until she was in her 70′s. Bourgeois was both an innovative Surrealist and a feminist pioneer having been the first woman to have a retrospective at MoMA in NYC in the early 1980′s. It’s pretty cool that one of her most well-known pieces having been exhibited around the globe, is residing in a prominent place in Ottawa.

Hey there!

For the heck of it and because I miss it so, I’m going to post some “best of” shots of Maple Lake. Most of them are by me but since I’m more of a “on-the-go”- type photographer and my spouse is quite precise the macros probably belong to him. Enjoy!

Maple Lake in Grey (2007)

Unretouched but a gaffe when trying out a (then) new camera.

Now for the weather.

As everyone in cottage country knows we need the rain. However most of us would be sort of pleased it a little more came during the work-week and a little less on the weekend.

Short Term Forecast June 4 -5 , 2010

As you may have observed tonight’s forecast includes clouds and showers with a low of 14°C. Close to 1mm of precipitation is expected from Friday overnight through Saturday evening.

Waking up on Saturday you’ll see more of the same, cloudy with showers and 14°C. Rain tapers off Saturday afternoon and  the skies switch to variable clouds. The temperature should reach 22°C. Not much change through Saturday evening, variable clouds continue with the temps dipping slightly to 19°C.

Showers move in overnight Saturday. You’ll have a mix of cloudiness, clouds with showers and rain with temperatures dipping and temperatures fall to 13°C.

Long Term Weather Forecast June 6 -June 11

On Sunday expect light rain with a high temperature of 19°C and a low of 11°C. Rain accumulation is expected to be about 5mm.

There will be cloudy periods on Monday with temperatures struggling up to 20°C and a chilly low overnight of 10°C. No precip is in the forecast.

Tuesday looks like  the best “outside” day of the week. Expect a sunny day with temperatures at a comfortable 22°C. There’ll be a rather dramatic drop in temperatures overnight–down to 8°C. No rain is expected.

Wednesday, variable clouds move in with a high temperature of 23°C. Another cold night is in store with 9°C as the low. Two to 4mm of precip is called for.

You’ll have isolated showers on Thursday with temperatures edging up to 25°C for a high and 13°C for the overnight low. You’ll have less than 1mm of rain accumulation.

Expect light rain on Friday with a high temperature of  24 °C and a low of 15 C° overnight.  This will be the rainiest 24-hr. period this week with 10mm-plus precipitation accumulation.

Have a great week!  Don’t forget to check the bug forecast (below).

Maple Lake Bug Report June 4-9, 2010