Snow and cold weather are in store for Toronto, with temperatures to steadily drop on Monday to at least -9C in the night.
“The low tonight will dive down to the mid minus teens, feeling like the mid minus 20s. The chill will linger through the day on Tuesday,” CP24 Meteorologist Bill Coulter said Monday.
He also warned Toronto will “be on a mini temperature rollercoaster this week. And, we’ll have to prepare for a couple of upcoming snow events.”
Tuesday morning commuters will feel the cold as temperatures are set to hover around -14C between 4:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
“The chill will linger through the day on Tuesday,” Coulter advised, adding that up to six centimetres of snowfall is possible that evening.
With a predicted high of 0C and low of -6C, Coulter says Toronto “may see a few lingering mid-morning flurries followed by (evening) clearing.”
The rest of the week is predicted to be cloudy. Thursday is predicted to have a high of -3C and a low of -10C. Friday’s predicted high is 4C with a low of -11C. Saturday’s high is predicted to be 4C, and its low -5C. Sunday’s is predicted to be -3C and its low -13C.
Toronto opening 3 extra warming centres
On Monday, the City of Toronto announced it would be opening three additional warming centres in light of the forecasted frigid weather.
These sites, located at 136 Spadina Rd., 58 Cecil St., and 870 Queen St. E., opened at 5 p.m. and provide a total of 82 spaces.
Currently, 219 spaces are available at already opened warming centres at 81 Elizabeth St., 349 George St., 885 Scarborough Golf Club Rd., and 12 Holmes Ave.
With these three additional locations, the total number of available spaces in the city’s warming centres is now 301.
Offering resting spaces, meals, and access to bathroom facilities, warming centres open when the temperature dips down to -5 C or when a winter weather event warning is issued.
These drop-in, pet-friendly sites are open 24 hours a day, and “focus on getting and keeping vulnerable residents inside,” the city said, adding that if a location is at capacity efforts will be made to transport people to other warming centres, if space is available.
