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Weather
The weather forecast for next 5 days is predicting a moderate mixed precipitation event of 5-20 mm with heavier amounts expected further south combined with plus temperatures approaching 10 degrees and above zero at night.
Outlook
Rainfall and warm temperatures have, for the most part, primed the snow to be ready to run off and also resulted in the ongoing snowmelt in the southern watershed. Water levels and outflows are expected to remain elevated at all locations due to the precipitation and snow melt. Trent Severn Water Management team will be active and the changing conditions will be closely monitored. Any watershed conditions updates will be released by your Conservation Authority or local Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources district.
Haliburton and Northern Areas
Most of the reservoir lakes remain at their respective winter set dam configuration. Operational activities in some reservoir lakes are conducted in anticipation of localized melt. Water levels on the lakes in general are well below average and are levelling off and/or slightly increasing. Flows on the Gull and Burnt Rivers remain above average for this time of year and will likely increase with the rainfall and warm temperatures. Current snowpack is measured to vary from above average in some areas to average for this time of the year and is slowly receding with warm temperatures and localized melt.