Forest City to smash highest temperature record on Friday

The calendar might read early February, but Friday’s forecast will be 'another warm one, breaking records across southern Ontario,' including in London.

The calendar might read early February, but Friday’s forecast will be “another warm one, breaking records across southern Ontario," including in London. 

According to Environment Canada, London will see mainly cloudy skies on Friday with a 30 per cent chance of showers in the morning and early in the afternoon. Winds will be sustained at 30 km/h with gusts of up to 50 km/h early in the morning.

Friday’s daytime high of 14 C will smash the previous record of 9.9 C set in 2023, according to CTV News London’s Meteorologist Julie Atchison.

Atchison said the record breaking temperatures however will be short lived as temperatures will plummet later in the weekend and into the new week, with daytime highs hovering just above the freezing mark.

Strong winds will remain on Friday evening, with sustained winds of 20 km/h and gusts of up to 40 km/h expected. The overnight low will dip down to 5 C with increasing cloudiness.

London’s average daytime high this time of year is – 2.1 C.