Gardeners beware: Mid-June frost alerts issued in Ontario
Temperatures will dip near freezing for some communities on Thursday night
Chilly temperatures sliding across Ontario to end the week prompted frost alerts for portions of the province overnight Thursday into early Friday morning.
Gardeners should take precautions to protect tender plants across areas expecting near-freezing temperatures Thursday night.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a frost advisory for portions of northern Ontario through the overnight hours Thursday into early Friday.
This includes the communities of Timmins, Kapuskasing, and Armstrong.
“Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark during the growing season, leading to potential damage and destruction to plants and crops,” ECCC said in the alert.
Thursday night’s low temperature is expected to dip to around 1°C in Timmins, where the season’s average last frost occurs around June 7. It’s not uncommon to see readings dip close to or below freezing after that date.
Some good news is on the horizon. The trough responsible for the cooldown is on the move and temperatures will quickly rebound this weekend into next week.
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