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

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!

Ontario Harmonized Tax Info

I was planning to put up a “Happy Canada Day ” post and after quite a bit of searching google.ca I came up with very little in the Haliburton Highlands even though I know there is plenty happening. Heck, it’s enough that this is the first official long weekend of the summer, right? That is something to celebrate.*** Scroll down to check out the weather below.

Coincidentally, I was was reading today that if Americans want nationalized health care like Canada and Europe then we shall have to pay taxes as you do. Now that I’ve read through a comprehensive list of what you have been paying for sales tax and what you will as of July 1, Canada Day, for my area of the United States (Greater Chicago) there is __right now__ little difference in taxes. (Illinois’ taxing system is both incredibly complicated and incredibly corrupt. Currently some areas pay 11.50% sales tax.)

Even out here, 25 miles northwest of the City of Big Shoulders we pay 10% sales tax and that includes infant car seats and baby clothes and shoes and of course, we pay our health care out of pocket (including prescription drug taxes, taxes on eyeglasses & contact lenses, etc.) whilst paying relatively high sales taxes overall (the highest in the U.S.– Governor Terminator out in California raised their base state sales tax to 11.5%, allowing county tax to be added so they are probably paying what Ontario is and they still don’t have health care!)

So to get to the point, you really do not have it all that bad especially if you cut your own hair, give yourself your own mani and pedicures, don’t smoke, don’t take vitamins and don’t drive a petrol-fueled car. Just about across the board your so-called sin taxes are going up according to the “Harmonized Sales Tax Guide,” which I’ve pieced together and you can read at it’s full size but clicking on each page twice.
I can’t say I’m thrilled about the gasoline taxes getting higher but we kept that in mind when we needed to replace our family sedan. We aren’t in the income bracket to purchase a hybrid but still we found a decent compact car that sips petrol at about 40 mpg. The fact is we won’t change our behaviours that impact ourselves/the environment without a nudge and sometimes a kick in the derriere and so the new “harmonized” taxes reflect exactly that.

This is completely inappropriate to bring up here but it’s true (skip this paragraph if you have tender sensibilities).
The harmonized sales tax dings diaper-clad babies at the 5% GST but incontinent adults are completely exempt from all taxes. Since diapers are paper products usually, they shouldn’t be in a special category because the are deathly to the landfills so making them exempt from HST makes the “sin-tax” logic go out the window. Same argument for adult diapers and paper-based feminine hygiene products. I’m sure if I read closely I’d find other examples that go back and forth sometimes seemingly tied to logic and others not.
Anyway Happy 143 Birthday, Canada! You look wonderful and are and will remain my favourite country in the world–always.
Canada Day Weather : It is NOT going to rain!

Canada Day Weather Thursday July 1, 2010

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

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

Canada Geese chillin' in Minden on May 28

Scroll down for webcam photos taken in Southern Ontario on May 29, 2010!

Weekend Weather May 29 - 30. 2010

Welcome to your weekend! Apologies *again* for being tardy. We really need to get past this May /June insanity phase with its graduations, birthdays, greeting card holidays, a national holiday… ’nuff said.

Your weekend in the Haliburton Highlands looks perfectly gorgeous with this evening — Saturday being sunny with a temperature of 70°F. Overnight will be comfortable with a low of 54°F.

Sunday morning, you’ll be greeted with sun and a temperature of 64°F with temperatures steadily climbing until by afternoon it should be 79°F. Simply a beautiful day on Sunday with a high of 79°F. It will stay clear throughout Sunday evening with some cloudy periods overnight and a comfortable low temp of 59°F.

There is no precipitation expected from Saturday evening through Monday morning.

Weather May 31 -June 5

There is a chance of thundershowers on Monday, May 31. The high temperature will be 26°C but it will feel like 30°C (!) Overnight, expect temperatures to drop to a seasonal 15°C. There could be 2-4mm of rain accumulation.

Tuesday, you should look for isolated showers, a high temperature of 24°C and a low overnight once again of 15°C. There should be less than 1mm of rain accumulated.

Wednesday, the Haliburton area will have have cloudy periods and a cooler high of 22°C. Overnight gets a bit nippy with a low of 11°C. No rain, though.

Thursday, June 3 expect variable cloudiness and a high of 21°C. The overnight low dips way down to 9°C. Expect 2-4mm of precipitation.

Friday will be a day of isolated showers especially in the afternoon, with a high of 22°C. Overnight temperatures drop to 13°C and there may be up to 1-3mm rain accumulation.

Light rain is expected on Saturday, June 5. The high during the daylight hours is expected to be 22°C.  The overnight low should be about 13°C.

Close to 10mm rain accumulation is expected.

The Bug Report -

Bug Report Haliburton Highlands May 29-June 3

[View with PicLens]

Chapleau River, Ontario ( see below for larger photo)

Welcome to the Victoria Day weekend!
First off a big thanks to Mother Nature for the rain not really affecting the long weekend in cottage country!

Update/ The Bug Report is being published now so I’ve added it in with the photographs (below).

Still, the wet weather isn’t affecting cottagers. By the noon hour on Friday, traffic was almost at a dead stop on the 400. Sergeant Dave Woodford is with the Ontario Provincial Police and he said he saw traffic building even earlier than that. “Early this morning we’ve just seen trailer after trailer. A lot of boat trailers and drivers hauling the ATV’s behind their vehicles.”

Woodford warns that for those planning on getting in their boat, the water is still cold despite the recent hot weather. “Make sure that you have extra clothing on if you’re in your boat. Take extra caution out there because if anything happens and you go overboard or something like that, you don’t want to have hypothermia.”

Let’s get to the weather forecast shall we?

Short Term Weather Haliburton Highlands

Tonight– Friday look for cloudy skies with clear breaks. The low temperature will be an unseasonably warm  63°F.

Waking up Saturday morning expect it to be cloudy with sunny breaks with a temperature of 66°F. By Saturday afternoon temperatures climb to 77°F and there may be an isolated shower or two. Saturday evening brings variable cloudiness and a low of 73°F.

Only a trace of precipitation is expected in this 24-hour period.

Victoria Day & Long Term Weather Forecast

Sunday May 23, looks lovely with some cloudy periods and a comfortable temperature of 23°C.* Sunday night’s low will be 12°C.

On Monday, the 24th of May look for a mainly sunny day and more great temperatures for cottagers with a high of 26°C.  The low overnight is to be 13° C. The lakes should warm up quickly this year if this trend continues (which I hope it does!)

Tuesday will be a bright and sunny day, a precursor to some really warm weather coming up on Wednesday. The high temperature on Tuesday will be 27°F (!) and the low overnight 13°F.

Wednesday will be a sunny day and the temperature will be  28°C.  The overnight low will be 15°C. Love those cool cottage nights after a hot day!

Thursday will be mainly sunny with a high of 26°C and a low of 15°C overnight.

On Friday the mild trend continues with a high temperature of 24°C and an overnight low of 14°C.

There is no rain in the Sunday- Friday forecast!

Have a great week! Enjoy the webcam photos of Southern Ontario which I took in the early afternoon today. I love the sight of all those boats  docked in the water.

*Thought it was time to start using Celsius–at least throughout summer–as I’ve experienced and know how these temps feel (I’m not at Maple Lake, otherwise).

Bug Report - Haliburton Highlands Victoria Day Week