Windsor's week ahead looks like a postcard: sunny Monday and Tuesday at 18°

Windsor's week ahead looks like a postcard: sunny Monday and Tuesday at 18°, then 22° Wednesday. One catch: Environment Canada flags a risk of frost Monday night, low of 3°. Bring in the tomatoes and patio plants.

Environment Canada's forecast for Windsor, issued at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 4, calls for a mostly dry and mild week, with one cold night first.

Monday and Monday night

Monday is expected to be sunny with a high of 18. Winds become northwest at 20 km/h, gusting to 40, late in the morning, and the UV index is 5, or moderate. Monday night is forecast to be clear, with north winds of 20 km/h becoming light in the evening and a low of plus 3 with risk of frost.

The rest of the week

Tuesday is forecast to be sunny with a high of 18 and an overnight low of 11. Wednesday brings a mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers and a high of 22, the warmest day in the forecast. Thursday is sunny with a high of 20. Friday is a mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers and a high of 20, and Saturday is a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 19.

Normal temperatures for Windsor at this time of year are a high of 18 and a low of 8, so Monday night is expected to dip about five degrees below the usual low. Sunset on Sunday was at 7:09 p.m.

Environment Canada updates its forecast several times a day, so the numbers can change.