Kincardine Harbour, Ontario, Canada 6.18.11

I’m short on sleep and time but I wanted to mention that this weekend in the Haliburton Highlands looks perfect! You’ve got mild temperatures on both Saturday and Sunday. There’s no precipitation in the forecast and night time tempertures are perfect for sleeping. Enjoy the webcam photos I took just now–proof positive that it is well worth going outside to play!
Make it a great one!

Haliburton Highlands Weekend Weather 6.18 -19, 2011

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Weather June 19- 24, 2011

Haliburton Highlands Bug Report June 18 - 23

Niagara Falls, Ontario - 6.10.11

Welcome to the  second weekend of June, 2011. It is amazing how quickly time is passing by as we move into the summer months. The very active weather has been a distinct reminder that we are not quite into summertime yet, rather as we transition we  are getting, as Ontario knows only too well, some very strong reminders of when warm fronts meet cold.

So what kind of weather is in store for this week? In a word I’d say ‘calm.’  Though not exactly beach weather, for most of the week temperatures should be about 20-21°C with almost no precipitation at all. A bit of a break to give everything (and one) time to dry out.

Haliburton Highlands Weekend Weather June 10 - 11

If you happen to look up into the sky right now you’ll notice variable clouds. The temperature is chilly at 52°F. The 24-hour precipitation outlook is for 0.8 inches from Friday overnight through Saturday overnight.

Saturday morning should be mainly cloudy with temperatures rising to 55°F, though by Saturday afternoon rain moves in with a high of 61°F. Saturday evening you should expect scattered showers and a high of 57°F. Overnight on Saturday look for cloudiness with clear breaks and a temperature of 50°F.

Haliburton Highlands Long-Term Forecast

Sunday’s forecast calls for variable cloudiness with a high temperature of 61°F, and a low of 50°F overnight. There is no rain in the forecast.

Monday will be sunny with a high of 64°F and an overnight low of 48°F. There is again, no rain in the forecast.

Tuesday will be sunny with a very pleasant high of 72°F. Nighttime temperatures fall to 50°F and there is no rain in the forecast.

Wednesday, expect cloudy periods, a high temperature of 73°F and a low overnight of 54°F. You should not expect rain.

The forecast for Thursday is for sunny skies, a high temperature of 66°F and a warm-ish temperature overnight of 59°F.

The week closes out on Friday with isolated showers, a high of 68°F and a low overnight of 57°F. There may be up to 0.1 inches of precipitation accumulation on Friday.

So, What About the Bugs?:

Haliburton Highlands Bug Report through June 15

The bugs in cottage country right now are as we say, ‘thick.” What that means specifically is that the Black Flies will eat you up and the the Deer Flies will finish what’s left–UNLESS you wear long sleeved shirts, full-length pants and douse yourself in DEET. To state the obvious, the heavy rains have not helped the bug situation.

So all-in-all a good week for hiking, camping, biking, boating–whatever your pleasure. Just dress accordingly and you’ll have a grand time.

Kawagama Lake, Dorset

Shots captured by me at dawn on Monday 6.06.11 via webcam found on WeatherNetwork.com
Southern Ontario Awakens 6.06.11 SUNRISE PHOTOS

Barrie - Sunset June 3, 2011

Since I never quite got to bed last night (long story) I was able to grab some awesome morning shots of southeastern Ontario at 9 a.m. Eastern (8 a.m. Central). And, since I’m just getting the weather-cast done now, I’ve grabbed a couple more shots of sunsets in beautiful southeastern Ontario, Canada. Something for everyone.

I hear that Ontarians have had record rainfall in the month of May. I sympathize as though you might not expect it, weather here in the Chicago area is not too different. We’ve had the record rainy May, the zig-zagging temperatures, mostly on the cold side–but then excruciatingly hot and humid for a day or so as well. Just nutty.

So, what do we dare expect for this week? You may be pleasantly surprised!

First, in a big change, there will be almost no rainfall in southeastern Ontario for the next week. That is very welcome coming on the heels of such a wet May. Temperatures in general will be rather moderate with daytime highs about 21 or 22 °C during the day. Here are the details:

Haliburton Highlands Weekend Weather June 3 - 4 2011

Expect variable cloudiness overnight on Friday with temperatures dipping down to 50°F. You could get up to 0.1 inches of rain from Friday evening through Saturday evening.

You’ll wake on Saturday to isolated showers and a temperature of 57°F. Isolated showers continue through Saturday afternoon with a high of 70°F. Saturday evening will be cloudy with showers and a temperature of 66°F. Saturday’s overnight low will be 50°F.

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Forecast (F)

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Forecast (C)

Sunday will have cloudy periods, a high of 73°F and an overnight low of 54°F. There is no precipitation forecast for Sunday.

Monday will again feature cloudy periods but with a high of 66°F, will be somewhat cooler. The overnight low of 54°F on Monday however, will mimic Sunday’s low. You could get close to 0.1 inch of rain.

Tuesday, June 7, expect cloudy periods, a high of 68°F and an overnight low of  54°F. There is no precipitation forecast for Tuesday.

Wednesday, June 8, isolated showers are again in the forecast. The high is expected to be 72°F and the overnight low, 50°F. You may get close to 0.1 inch of precipitation accumulation.

Thursday, June 9, will be a mainly sunny day with a high expected to be 72°F and the overnight low, 57°F. There is no precipitation forecast for Thursday.

Make it a great week!

Kincardine Harbour Boats, ONT, CA - May 28.11

The weather for the final weekend of May 2011 in southeastern Ontario is starting off wet–but will it stay that way?:

Weekend Weather Haliburton Highlands 5.28 - 5.29

Judging from the photos it itsrainy in many area of southern Ontario Saturday, early afternoon. By Saturday evening however it should become mainly cloudy. There is expected to be 0.1 inch of rain from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. The high temperature Saturday will be 64°F and the overnight low, 55°F.

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Weather

Sunday, look for a cloudy day with showers. The high temperature is expected to be 66°F and the overnight low 55°F.  There may be up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation.

Monday, expect variable clouds, a pleasant high of 75°F and a repeat of Monday’s overnight low of 55°F.  Again, there may be up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation.

Tuesday, there’ll be a chance of  thundershowers with the high temperature soaring to 81°F, though it should feel like 95°F(!) The overnight low will be 63°F and there is again a chance of up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation.

Wednesday will be sunny. The high will be a comfortable 73°F and the low overnight, 57°F. There is no rain in the forecast.

Thursday, June 2, expect variable cloudiness and a high of 63°F. The overnight low will drop to 50°F. There is no precipitation in the forecast.

Friday will be a sunny day with a mild temperature of 64°F.  The low overnight will be a chilly 48°F and there is no rain in the forecast.

Have a great week!

Indian River, Port Carling, ONT, CA - 5.13.11

If you are like many folks in Ontario who get away from home to cottage country on the weekends (and beyond), you may not be waiting for May 24 to begin hauling up your boats to the many lakes and rivers in southeastern Ontario.

The summer season in Ontario though quite beautiful (amazing, breathtaking–take your pick of adjectives) is also quite short. So then, water enthusiasts whether they use watercraft or partake in the myriad other ways of soaking up the ambiance of cottage country, are quite ready to make the short journey there even if the weekend forecast looks like this weekend’s:

Haliburton Highlands weekend weather May 13-14

Not that we should ‘expect’ balmy, rain-free days so early in the season but one can’t help but hope that at least one day of the weather shall be nice for recreational activities outdoors. Probably not happening this week as the rest of the week for the most part, is not looking super-duper, either.

I can see from the webcam shots that I just took that it is probably no exaggeration that in the next 24 hours you can expect upwards of an inch of rainfall. Fortunately, the temperature will remain mild overnight  Friday at a low of 57°F.

You’ll wake up on Saturday to light rain with the temperature remaining steady at 57°F, before dropping to 54°F Saturday evening with more light rain and a low of 50°F.

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Weather 5.14-5.19

Sunday, as promised, will be cloudy with showers and a high of just 54°F.  The low overnight will be 43°F and the rain accumulation will be 0.1 inch.

Monday, expect light rain and a chilly high of 48°F. The nighttime low will be 39° and the rain accumulation will again be 0.1 inch.

Tuesday, expect isolated showers, a high of 57 °F and an overnight low–again– of 39°. The rain accumulation will again be 0.1 inch.

Wednesday expect (what else?) light rain with high temperatures reaching 61° and overnight lows about 45°F.  There may be a half-inch or more rain accumulation.

Thursday, May 19, brings more scattered showers, a high of 61°F and an overnight low of 46°F.  The rain accumulation will again be 0.1 inch.

EDIT/ Also, there are the bugs:

Bug report

Have a week full of happy trails!

The Art Hive - 10239 Hwy. 118, ONT, CA K0M1S0

Watermark

In my continuing showcase of fun local events that peak my interest—and hopefully yours too, presenting:

Watermark …

is a community fund-raising art exhibit between The Art Hive and Haliburton Muskoka Children’s Water Festival. Watermark show will take place May 14-June 4 at The Art Hive.

For more information call The Art Hive at (705) 754-0021 or email thearthive@live.ca.

The Art Hive’s building is rich with memories having been a 5 and dime store (or more correctly, a candy store to us kids)  in my recollection and grocery market in my Dad’s day. I think it sat pretty empty when my kids were younger.

There are some folks people there now–artists and artisans, with such a wealth of talent and community involvement.
I’m really glad the place has such an awesome tenant, though I sort of miss the candy.

Source: Thanks to County of Haliburton | 12340 Hwy 35 | PO Box 959 | Minden | ON | K0M 2K0 | Canada

I’m starting a semi-regular feature about what I would do for recreation, meals, and entertainment if I were in the Haliburton Highlands at any given time. When we are at our cottage on Maple Lake I will actually be doing  some of the myriad activities that are going on year-round in the Haliburton Highlands. Right now, I can only dream <sigh>.

If I were in the Haliburton Highlands on Mother’s Day, the Pinestone Resort for brunch* is where I’d love to be. Just read the menu or have a look at the website for more photographs of why the Pinestone Resort is a superb choice for fine dining & accommodations.

My mom passed away earlier this year and I dearly wish I’d had another chance to have a lovely meal out with her. Don’t put off such a perfect opportunity to show your Mom how much she means to you.

This is a non-paid post in support of the province of Ontario, Haliburton Highlands tourism.

Want to know where heaven on earth is? It’s right here in the Haliburton Highlands!

*P.S. This is an insanely good value, too!

Sand Point Lake, ONT, CA

Hello All!

First off, apologies for largely being absent from the web this week. I was  helping out with my mother’s estate in a country place with no high-speed Internet. (She passed on January 12–we needed to hold off until all could coordinate schedules). I am back and I’m excited by the continued warm-up in southern Ontario. Getting the itch to go to Maple Lake soon!

Haliburton Highlands Short Term Weather May 2 -3

Tonight in the Maple Lake area of the Haliburton Highlands look for variable cloudiness and a temperature of 43°F.

Overnight on Monday it will be mainly cloudy and 37°F. In the 24-hour period between Monday and Tuesday night you should expect .25 inches of rain.

Tuesday morning looks to be cloudy with a temperature of 39°F. By Tuesday afternoon, light rain moves in as the temperature climbs to 50°F.

Light rain continues into Tuesday evening  with a temperature of 45°F.

Haliburton Highlands – Ontario Canada Long Term Weather:

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Weather May 3 - May 8

Tuesday will be cloudy with showers, a high of 50°F and an overnight low of 37°F.  There will be .25 inches of precipitation accumulation.

Wednesday, expect isolated showers, a daytime high of 55°F and an overnight low of 41°F. Expect a trace amount of rain.

Thursday will be a sunny day with a very nice high temp of 57°F. There is no rain in the forecast and the low temp overnight will be 36°F.

On Friday, May 6,  look for variable cloudiness, a high of 50°F and a low overnight of 39°F. Expect 0.1 inches of rain to accumulate.

Saturday May 7, expect isolated showers, a daytime high of 54°F and an overnight low of 39°F.  Look for a trace of rain to accumulate.

Sunday, May 8 brings a cloudy day with sunny breaks, a high temp of 57°F and an overnight low of 43°F.  There is no rain in the forecast.

Have a great week!

Rainbow Bridge, Canada- U.S. border ONT/NY

It’s not even 3:30 p.m. in this shot of the Rainbow Bridge, connecting the United States with Canada. Holiday traffic? Maybe.

I crossed here bunches of times over the 12 years I resided in Connecticut and visited my family in Canada. It is quite scenic with the surrounding geography,especially compared to the Detroit-Windsor crossing–ugh.

Whole lot of melting goin’ on–in many but not all, places in southern Ontario. It’s a big place geographically with incredibly gorgeous & diverse hill formations and plentiful lakes. They’re getting a real range of weather during this ‘changing of the guard’ in going from winter to true spring. Summer is a short season in these parts–all the more beautiful and worthy of enjoying.

Haliburton Highlands Weekend Weather April 23-24. 2011

Between Saturday morning and Sunday morning there is nothing really to be thrilled bout in the great outdoors, IMO. ‘ Light rain, Cloudy w/showers, Isolated showers.’–all ways of saying when combined with the yuck temperatures–Bleh. Need nice weather Soon! Maybe another month, right?

In addition to the rain there will be some cloudy periods overnight Saturday.

The 24-hour precipitation outlook: 5-10mm of rain from Saturday morning to Sunday morning.

Source: weatherchannel.com

Haliburton Highlands -Long Term Weather April 24 – April 29

Haliburton Highlands Long Term Weather Forecast - April 24 - 29 2011

Expect variable cloudiness on Sunday, April 24 with a high temp of 11°C and an overnight low of 0°C.  There is no rain in the forecast.

Monday brings isolated showers, a high of 14°C and a low overnight of -1C°. There  will be 2-4mm precipitation accumulation.

Tuesday will be a rainy day with a daytime high of 14°C and an overnight low of  7°C. There will be close to 20mm precipitation accumulation.

Wednesday, expect light rain, a high  of 18°C and a low overnight of 13°C. Expect about 20-30mm of rain accumulation.

Thursday, will bring more light rain with accumulations of 10+ mm, a high for the day of 13°C, and a low overnight of 8°C.

Friday, expect isolated showers, a 40% chance that you’ll have less than 1mm of rain, a high temperature of 13°C and a low overnight of 6°C.

Have a fantastic week!