We normally associate Canada and the word “melting” as something to do with snow – but not today as record challenging heat moves into the city of Toronto.  In fact temperatures in Toronto are expected to set a new summer record.

Toronto’s Newstalk 1010 host John Tory says today’s high is forecast to be 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) and, the humidex (which WeatherWatch.co.nz also uses) will make it feel like 48 Celsius.

John Tory says there will be little let up tomorrow night as temperatures will only drop about 4 degrees.

Tory says he does get a reminder of Canadian winters when he walks past some Toronto business’s who have their air con going flat out and cold air blasting out onto the pavement.

And back home snow is forecast to low levels across Southland from Saturday with snow potentially falling in Christchurch later on Sunday and on the hilltops of Wellington on Monday – however WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters say precipitation levels may be borderline in some places.   We’ll have more details later today on the snow forecast for some NZ main centres.
 

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– By Malcolm Gayfer, NewstalkZB with additional by WeatherWatch.co.nz