"It's going to get colder," is the official long-term fall forecast from Environment Canada Meteorologist Peter Kimball.
Fall arrived at 3:50 a.m. Monday.
If that sounds rather obvious to you, consider the temperature typically falls by a few degrees a week in the fall.
However, Kimball said Southwestern Ontario still has several warm days left in the forecast.
"It's not going to cool off quick," he said. "The dice is a little bit loaded in terms of warmer than normal. The normal high this time of year is 20 C. The first week of October, maybe 25 or 26 C on a couple of days."
Beyond 10 days, Environment Canada is reluctant to give a detailed forecast, but the Weather Network appears to concur with its prediction, at least in the earliest weeks of the new season.
"Extended periods of dry weather during the fall with great opportunities to enjoy the fall foliage," said The Weather Network, which is also calling for a few storms bringing precipitation numbers to near average values in what is otherwise a dry stretch.
Kimball suggested that will extend a dry spell over the past few months.
"August had a mean temperature of 22 C, and the normal mean is 22 C, so August was about normal in terms of temperature. It was dry, however," he said. "That's been true for September as well."
As for later in the season, Kimball hinted the models are too uncertain yet to say anything with certainty.
"The models are hinting at warmer than normal, but from experience, I know that things can change pretty rapidly, so I'm not going to stake my career on warmer than normal in November or December," he said.
It is not unheard of for the Windsor area to get a light dusting of snow in October, with a little more in London.