Southern Ontario to see perfect stretch of warm, sunny weather [Video]

Parts of Ontario are in for a stretch of sunny and warm weather this weekend and into early next week following a bout of colder weather that included a frost advisory.

The advisory was issued by Environment Canada on Wednesday for early Thursday morning as temperatures were expected to fall to around the freezing mark in the Greater Toronto Area, Niagara region and Windsor area.

The weather agency warned residents to cover up plants, especially those in frost-prone areas. However, the cold won’t be sticking around for long.

“After the coolest weather of the season so far in recent days, a much warmer trend is setting up as we move through this work week into the weekend,” said Global News meteorologist Ross Hull.

“The Great Lakes has been under the influence of an upper level low that has meant cooler than average temperatures along with showers, even flurries for some higher terrain north and east of Toronto, …