If you are sick of the cooler, wet weather, Environment Canada's forecast for Southwestern Ontario indicates a damp start to summer, but more rain on the way.
Summer starts at 11:54 a.m. on Friday.
If you were hoping for a sudden change to beach weather, meteorologist Geoff Coulson suggested you may be disappointed.
"I think at this point it looks like the models are pointing towards the first half of July continuing with that possibility of off-and-on shower activity and maybe some thunderstorms," Coulson said. "Temperature-wise, we should be getting back to more seasonal values."
For Southwestern Ontario, that means average daytime highs of 27 C or 28 C. Some stretches could be considerably warmer than that, but cooler days will even the average out.
For farmers, it means waiting a few more weeks to get some crops in the ground.
"We've been keeping track with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada of the impact that the spring has had on the agriculture community in the Southwest, on delays in planting, fields that are still pretty wet," Coulson explained. "So, hopefully, once we get through this more unsettled stretch into the middle of July, at least we are going to see temperatures around normal -- and then by late July, a little bit more in the way of sunshine."
Although Coulson said this past spring has been wetter and cooler than normal, the region did not break any records. He anticipated June would also go down rainier than usual.
As for August, there is still much uncertainty.
"Right now, a lot of the models are indicating overall seasonal temperatures. That certainly means we could see some heatwaves in there," he said. "For precipitation, no real strong signals at this point. Many of the models tending toward overall season values for precipitation."
The Fall Equinox is on September 23.