Current Conditions - Peterborough, ON

Latest Weather News - Peterborough

• Storm to bring up to 60 millimetres of rain to parts of Ontario, Quebec

  A weather system moving into Ontario and Quebec could bring heavy rainfall through much of Tuesday with thunderstorms also possible.

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  Oct 13
• Tornado watches issued for parts of southern Ontario

  The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority says there's a higher potential for flooding in its river systems. It also warned that its watersheds are already saturated.

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  Sep 2
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• Ontario town keeps state of emergency in place as flooding recovery continues

  Southwold officials say they have asked Ontario's municipal affairs ministry whether any financial support will be available to residents whose properties were damaged.

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  Aug 11
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• Environment Canada implements new alert system for extreme weather warnings

  Environment Canada is now using a more precise warning system that allows meteorologists to draw a polygon over an area encompassing a severe weather alert.

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  Aug 11
• 2 tornadoes touch down in southern Ontario as storms blow through region

  Two tornadoes in southern Ontario came as Environment Canada issued a tornado alert Saturday, warning of damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall. 

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  Aug 9
• Ontario town declares state of emergency as heavy rain floods roads

  The Township of Southwold has declared a state of emergency after heavy rain flooded roads and prompted repairs across the southwestern Ontario municipality.

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  Aug 7
• Ford visits flood-stricken Ontario municipalities, meets with mayors

  St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe had appealed for support from the provincial and federal government after the storms, saying the city had been left to fend for itself. 

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  Aug 5
• Ontario city declares state of emergency after ‘hurricane’s worth of rain’

  The first storm hit St. Catharines on July 21, then another poured rain down on the city from July 27 to 28. The city received a brief reprieve before more rain fell on Aug. 2.

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  Aug 4
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• First Nations chiefs call for inquiry into Ontario wildfire response

  The chiefs say some residents were forced to organize their own evacuations and received little warning or assistance as wildfires approached their communities.

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  Jul 21
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• Tornado warnings lifted for southern Ontario communities

  Tornado warnings were briefly issued for parts of southern Ontario on Saturday, but have since been lifted. 

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  Jul 18
• Much of Canada reels under extreme heat warning as temperatures soar

  Heat warnings were issued for most of Ontario, along with parts of Quebec, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, Environment Canada said.

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  Jul 14
• Heat, humidity return to Ontario while Manitoba shatters temperature records

  Environment Canada has issued heat warnings across the majority of Ontario as well as southern Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan.

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  Jul 13
• More heat and air quality warnings issued across Canada as baking temperatures continue

  Heat warnings and air quality alerts from Environment Canada stretched on Sunday from Regina through Winnipeg, across northern and southern Ontario, and into Quebec.

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  Jul 12
• Tornado warning ends for Chatham-Kent – Rondeau Park

  At 7:28 p.m. Friday, meteorologists said they were tracking an area of severe thunderstorms that was possibly producing a tornado.

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  Jul 3
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• Ottawa sees more than 100 mm of rain as severe Canada Day storm floods basements

  A storm that started abruptly on Canada Day in Ottawa saw about 118 millimetres of rain fall and left thousands of people without power.

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  Jul 2
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• Canada Day heat wave prompts warnings in several provinces

  As the heat wave is expected to continue across parts of the country into the weekend, people are reminded to take action to protect themselves.

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  Jul 1
• Extreme heat, flooding pose safety concerns for Canada Day celebrations

  As communities across Canada prepare for Canada Day, extreme heat and flooding are proving logistically challenging for typical celebrations like fireworks.

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  Jun 30
• Toronto gets orange heat warnings as Ontario bakes under heat wave

  Early Monday morning, Environment Canada issued heat warnings for much of southwestern Ontario as well as large portions of the east, stretching all the way up to the north.

  Canada

  Jun 29
• Tornado warning lifted for parts of southwestern Ontario

  The warning, which was issued shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday for areas including Chatham-Kent and Rondeau Park, has since ended.

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  Jun 25
• Bruno Mars postpones Toronto concert as heavy rain, winds sweep southern Ontario

  A rainy, windy weekend across southern Ontario has already forced the postponement of Bruno Mars’ Toronto concert as up to 50 mm of rain falls across parts of the region.

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  May 23
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• Canada has seen 8 tornadoes so far. How’s this season shaping up?

  An investigation is underway near London about whether the Ontario city saw a tornado during Tuesday's severe storm which downed trees and damaged vehicles.

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  May 20
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• Tornado warnings issued across parts of southern Ontario as severe storms move through

  Environment Canada warned of tornadoes, damaging winds up to 130 km/h and large hail as severe storms sweep across southern Ontario Tuesday evening.

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  May 19
• 30 cm of snow to 30 C: Long weekend weather varies greatly across Canada

  Multiple weather systems are bringing a mixed bag of weather across Canada for the long weekend, with snow and wind in the Prairies and above-seasonal temperatures across Ontario.

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  May 15
• Minden Hills, Ont. ends state of emergency, water levels stable

  Minden Hills, Ont., has officially ended its state of emergency as Mayor Bob Carter says water levels have stabilized following spring flooding. 

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  Apr 30