The remnants of a damp summer are expected to trickle over into the fall according to projections by AccuWeather.
Northeastern Ontario may not get hit as hard as our neighbours in the southern part of the province, but the early indications are that the Nickel City will see more precipitation than normal over the coming months.
"A mild and wet weather pattern is expected to cover most of southern Ontario, and Sudbury will likely catch the edge of that," said Bob Smerbeck, senior meteorologist with AccuWeather.
"What this means though, is that the first freeze will likely be delayed because temperatures will be a little warmer than average."
That's not to say that Sudburians should expect a warm fall, as on the whole temperatures will be near normal for September through November. Daytime temperatures will be on par with seasonal averages, with September's average high sitting at around 16 to 18 degrees Celsius.
October temperatures will see highs in the mid to low teens to start the month, dropping off to around 6 degrees Celsius as the high around Halloween time.
Where the temperature will fluctuate slightly from the norm is in the evenings, where Smerbeck says the temperatures will be a bit warmer than normal for this time of year.
"Because there's a pattern of rain and overcast conditions, the daytime will still feel cool because there won't be as much sun, but the evenings will be warmer as the cloud cover acts like a blanket of insulation," he said.
"We're not projecting temperatures to hold steady at lows below zero until late into October."
November will be more of the same, as persistent precipitation is in the forecast for much of the province. Temperatures again will be slightly above normal due to warmer low temperatures in the evening, hitting an average of around -9 by late November.
Whether the streak of above average precipitation continues into the winter is still tough to call, according to Smerbeck, at least as far as Sudbury goes.
"The winter could be pretty active in southern parts of Ontario, and we're tracking a system that's going to go right across the northern United States and southern Canada," said Smerbeck.
"It's not certain if that's going to impact northern Ontario, but it looks like southern Ontario will have a good amount of snow."
