Saturday Morning News – August 22

Weather:

• Today – Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of showers changing to 70 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this afternoon. High 22. Humidex 25. UV index 5 or moderate.
• Tonight – Cloudy. 70% chance of showers changing to 30 percent chance of showers or drizzle near midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low 9.

Marine Weather:

• Wind: Strong wind warning in effect. Wind northwest 10 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 20 near noon then becoming north 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to northwest 20 Sunday morning.
• Waves: Waves 0.5 metres building to 1 to 1.5 this afternoon.
• Weather & Visibility: Scattered showers ending early this morning with a risk of thunderstorms. Scattered showers this afternoon and this evening with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches dissipating this morning.

News Tidbits:

• The anglers were able to go out fishing this morning. Although at 6 a.m. in Wawa the fog was quite thick. The salmon being caught yesterday range from 34 – 22lbs. Good luck to all the anglers!