THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE FORECAST  from Ontario Weather Source   (Toronto/Hamilton)
Wednesday December 31st Wednesday Night Thursday January 1st Friday January 2nd

High -10 Low -18 High -7

High -3
Variable clouds and windy with some scattered flurries. Very cold Variable clouds with some scatterd flurries and very cold. Sunny at first, then becoming cloudy with a bit of snow overnight Cloudy with some light snow likely.
Today's "REAL FEEL"  (daytime) Today's Maximum UV INDEX    1 or Low
The REAL FEEL temperature is a combination of wind, sun and humidity to give you an actual value of how it feels outside. For instance, it will feel colder on a cloudy windy day, than one that is sunny and windy. Normals for the period...  High -1   Low  -8
-15 to -22 Golden Horseshoe Suntimes    7:51am    4:54pm

THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE REPORT - Wednesday December 31st 2008
updated Wednesday December 31st 2008  3am
A weak Alberta Clipper has sailed across the regions dumping anywhere from 4-10cm of snow on Southern Ontario. Regions close to the west end of Lake Ontario saw slightly higher amounts as some Lake Enhancement helped to increase the accumulations in those regions, thus a snowfall warning was issued for the Niagara regions where 15cm was expected.

Now that the Clipper has passed, colder air from the north is filtering into the area and dropping temperatures to below seasonal values. Highs today can be expected around the -6 degree mark around the Golden Horseshoe with brisk northerly winds making it feel much colder. Winds will gust as high as 60km/h across the regions today.

Computer models are seeing the cold sticking around for some time as a Greenland Block pattern forms and helps to send arctic air diving southwards over the eastern portions of the Country.

Below is a report from Environment Canada from the High Winds recorded on Sunday with the passage of a strong coldfront.

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
REGION ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA TORONTO  AT 9:43 PM EST SUNDAY
28 DECEMBER 2008.
SEVERE WINDS BATTER SOUTHERN ONTARIO.
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==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==
THE WINTER STORM WHICH DELIVERED SOME TOPSY TURVY WEATHER OVER THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS UNLEASHED SEVERE WINDS ACROSS A WIDE SWATH
OF THE PROVINCE. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SWEPT
THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO EARLY THIS MORNING REACHING EXTREME
EASTERN ONTARIO AROUND MIDDAY. STRONG WIND GUSTS WERE PREVALENT FROM
WINDSOR TO WIARTON TO WINCHESTER IN EASTERN ONTARIO. TOPPLED TREES,
SOME DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND A FEW OVERTURNED HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES ON
EXPOSED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES WERE OBSERVED SPORADICALLY ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. POWER OUTAGES AFFECTED SOME 200,000 PEOPLE
ACCORDING TO HYDRO ONE AS OF MID AFTERNOON.
PEAK WIND GUSTS ARE LISTED BELOW.
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DATE
LOCATION            PEAK WIND GUST IN KM/H
WINDSOR                      104
SARNIA                       85
RIDGETOWN                    98
LONDON                       96
KITCHENER                    89
ELORA                        102
MOUNT FOREST                 85
GODERICH                     89
WIARTON                      111
COLLINGWOOD                  100
COLDWATER                    100
BORDEN                       98
LAGOON CITY                  107
MUSKOKA                      85
LONG POINT                   113
HAMILTON                     85
TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT      93
TORONTO CITY CENTRE AIRPORT  93
COBOURG                      102
POINT PETRE                  119
TRENTON                      96
KINGSTON                     96
PETERBOROUGH                 96
GRENADIER ISLAND             83
BROCKVILLE                   98
CORNWALL AND VICINITY        95 - 102