Though we’re less than a month into the new year, it’s shaping up to be the coldest day in Toronto since 2019.
An Arctic air mass continues to grip much of Ontario in a deep freeze, intensifying powerful lake-effect snow squalls, resulting in Environment Canada issuing extreme cold warnings for parts of southern Ontario, including Hamilton, Guelph, Windsor, London, and Barrie.
Daytime highs will remain in the minus teens for these areas, and windchills will make it feel more like -30.
“Temperatures are expected to moderate slightly today before becoming even colder tonight. Temperatures will moderate by Wednesday afternoon,” Canada’s weather agency wrote online.
While Toronto has not yet been placed under an extreme cold warning, the forecasted daytime high of -12 C is shaping up to be the coldest on record since January 2019. By nightfall, temperatures are expected to drop to the -16 C mark, feeling more like -27.
By Wednesday morning, Toronto residents will again wake up to bitterly cold temperatures at -18 C. The next round of snow is forecasted for tomorrow, too, as there is a chance of accumulation in the 1-3 cm range by Thursday morning.
Colder-than-average temperatures are forecast to persist into late January. As February begins, milder air is expected to push north of the border.
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