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Toronto to see first dry weekend of the summer

People take in the sun at Sugar Beach in Toronto on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

It’s the news that many people have been waiting for.

Toronto could see its first dry weekend so far this summer, with sunny conditions in the mid-to-high 20s forecast for both Saturday and Sunday.

Environment Canada forecast issued as of 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Environment Canada forecast issued as of 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Environment Canada

Friday is looking hopeful as well, with mainly sunny conditions expected and a high of 24°C, feeling more like 26°C with the humidex, Environment Canada says.

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“We’ve seen some precipitation on Saturdays some weekends, on Sundays others,” Global News Meteorologist Ross Hull said on Thursday. “This of course at Pearson in terms of measurable precipitation.”

Hull expects that news to change, something he’s been predicting since early this week.

The dry weather is also expected to last into early next week, which will be the longest stretch of dry weather so far this summer.

“It looks like we stay dry until Wednesday when there’s a chance for showers and thunderstorms,” Hull predicted in his Thursday evening forecast.

Water levels in Lake Ontario as recorded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District.
Water levels in Lake Ontario as recorded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The stretch of dry weather is being welcomed, especially at Toronto Islands where residents have seen high levels of flooding this summer.

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On Wednesday, Hull said Lake Ontario’s water levels have steadily been decreasing and now measure at 75.64m.

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