Dryden & Vermilion Bay – Friday Mild, Showers Late, Then a Quick Cool-Down
Thunder Bay – Weather – It’s a soft start to Friday in Dryden and Vermilion Bay with a mild air mass riding in on a southerly breeze. At 5:00 a.m. CST, the Dryden Airport is cloudy at 2.3°C.
The barometric pressure is 101.1 kPa, humidity sits at 68% with a dew point of –3.0°C, and an SSE wind near 21 km/h is pushing flags to attention. Visibility is 16 km—good enough to spot that brighter band on the horizon.
Through the morning, skies brighten and the sun peeks out before clouds build toward midday. Winds settle to south near 20 km/h, gusting to 40, and the thermometer makes a November-friendly sprint to a high near 10°C. By late afternoon, a 30% chance of showers nudges in—nothing dramatic, but enough for a few damp sidewalks. The UV index is 1 (low).
Tonight – Showers at Times, Then a Wind Shift
The evening trends mainly cloudy with a 60% chance of showers. As the weak front slides through, winds swing northwest 20 km/h before morning, dragging in cooler air. Temperatures slip to around 0°C by dawn, so any late puddles on back roads and decks can start to edge toward slick.
Saturday – Split Personality: Drips Early, Flurries Later
Saturday keeps the mainly cloudy theme with a 30% chance of rain showers early transitioning to a 30% chance of flurries in the afternoon as the colder air firms up. Expect a brisk west wind 30 km/h gusting to 50, and temperatures hold near 0°C most of the day. By night, it’s cloudy periods with a 30% chance of flurries and a cold low near –4°C—watch for icy patches.
Sunday & Monday – Quieter, Colder
Sunday offers a mix of sun and cloud and a wintry high near –1°C—crisp but manageable if you’re layered up. Sunday night holds cloudy periods with a low near –6°C. Monday looks similar: a mix of sun and cloud and high near 0°C, then cloudy periods Monday night with a low around –5°C. It’s the kind of pattern that freezes birdbaths and reminds you where you left the scraper.
What to Wear (Wardrobe Coach)
Dress for two seasons today: start with a long-sleeve base and a light fleece, topped by a wind-resistant jacket for those gusts. Stash a compact rain shell for late-day showers. Tonight into the weekend, upgrade to a toque and gloves—the west wind will make zero feel like less-than. Grippy, waterproof footwear earns its keep on wet leaves today and potential overnight refreeze Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Local Weather Trivia
That flip from showers to flurries on Saturday is textbook cold-front timing: mild air ahead of the boundary, a quick wind shift, then cooler air behind it squeezing out stray flakes—nature’s version of “costume change, same stage.”
