What to know
- Toronto is expected to see a chilly weekend, with daytime highs ranging from 4ºC to 6ºC and overnight lows dropping to around zero.
- Friday will bring cloudy skies and a 30 per cent chance of rain or flurries, with temperatures reaching a high of 5ºC.
- Saturday will also see a 30 per cent chance of rain or flurries, alongside wind gusts reaching up to 40 km/h in the afternoon.
- Sunday is expected to remain cloudy, with a high of just 4ºC and a low of zero.
- The cold snap might be short-lived, however, as temperatures could climb back to 10ºC by Wednesday and Thursday.
It seems that cold weather is finally approaching Toronto, with this weekend set to be filled with freezing temperatures and chances of flurries.
After a long stretch of unseasonably warm weather earlier this month, some Torontonians might have had to take their winter jackets out of their closets this morning, as the city woke up to cloudy skies and nearly freezing temperatures. And it seems the cold is here to stay, at least for the weekend.
After facing its first chance of flurries on Thursday night, the city is expected to be cloudy on Friday, with a 30 per cent chance of rain or flurries extended throughout the day. Temperatures will reach a maximum of only 5ºC in the afternoon and drop to 1ºC in the evening. A 30 per cent chance of rain or flurries is also expected tonight.
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Saturday will also begin with cloudy skies and a 30 per cent chance of flurries or rain, and wind gusts up to 40 km/h early afternoon. A high of 6ºC and a low of 1ºC is expected. Saturday night will also be cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers.
Torontonians can expect the colder weather to continue to hit throughout the weekend, as Sunday’s forecast indicates cloudy skies with a high of 4ºC and a low of zero.
Despite the cold weekend, this might still not be a permanent start to the coldest season, as temperatures could still increase again the following week.
Early forecasts show that temperatures could still hit the positive double digits near the middle of next week, with a high of 10ºC and sunny skies expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
