We're enjoying temperatures nearly twice the seasonal norm this week in southern Ontario.
Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson says the highs Monday and Tuesday will be close to the standing records for October 17, and 18, set in the 1950's.
"26.1 degrees set back in 1956 and again we have that forecast high of 25," says Coulson. "The record tomorrow is 27.8 from back in 1950 and again we're forecasting a high of 25, so we're going to be close the next couple of days. Two of these records again tapping into this warmth and humidity directly from the Gulf Coast of the U.S."
By mid afternoon Monday, the mercury at Chris Hadfield Airport, unofficially, had reached 26 C. (79 F) The normal high in Sarnia at this time of year is 14 C. (57 F)
Coulson says the warm trend through August and September has continued into October but it looks like, from this weekend onwards, that a more seasonal weather pattern will take hold.
He adds that a system forming in the American Midwest will spread rain across much of southern Ontario overnight Wednesday into Thursday.
