Extreme Cold Weather Alert Issued For Toronto Again

Heading to the Toronto Christmas Market or the annual Santa Parade on Sunday? Or starting your Christmas shopping pre-Black Friday?

You’ll need several weather strategies. Oh, and cheer up. Slightly warmer temps are on their way in time for the parade. Really.

Still, late November and early December have a “decidedly chilly look,” forecasters say.

According to The Weather Network we’re in for more cold and snow (the theme for this November!) this weekend.

READ: 10 CHEAP Things To Do In Toronto This Weekend (Nov. 15-17)

In fact, the City of Toronto just issued its second extreme cold weather alert of the 2019-2020 cold season. And the winter solstice doesn’t officially occur in Toronto until Saturday, Dec. 21 at 11.19 p.m.

Extreme cold weather alerts are only issued in Toronto when Environment Canada forecasts temperatures of -15 degrees celcius or colder, or wind chill values of - 20 or colder.

Friday’s commute home could be a bit complicated. An Arctic front is coming down from the north bringing with it scattered bands of snow across much of southern Ontario.

Strong wind gusts along with these “quick bursts of snow” could affect visibility and this could hamper the Friday evening commute along the 401 east of Toronto.

READ: 10 Things You Should Know Ahead Of The Toronto Christmas Market

Saturday is going to be cold, and possibly snowy at times. Temperatures in the morning will be 10 to 15 degrees below average.

But, take heart. By Sunday afternoon (Santa Parade time in many GTA communities) the temperatures will rise to near or just above freezing.

And beyond that, says The Weather Network’s Dr. Doug Gillham, expect a brief rebound to more seasonal conditions.

— (@)

"A system is expected to track into the region at the end of next week, bringing rain and snow," says Gillham, who cautions that the cold temperatures will return for the next weekend."Near or below seasonal temperatures will dominate the last week of November and into early December," adds Gillham.In order to deal with Friday and Saturday’s “January-like” temperatures and to keep our vulnerable residents safe, the warming centre at Metro Hall in downtown Toronto will open by 7 p.m. this evening and stay open throughout the alert (issued by Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen de Villa) and remains in effect until further notice.

Toronto

Extreme Cold Weather Alert Issued For Toronto Again

the City of Toronto just issued its second extreme cold weather alert of the 2019-2020 cold season for the upcoming weekend.

READ: 10 CHEAP Things To Do In Toronto This Weekend (Nov. 15-17)

READ: 10 Things You Should Know Ahead Of The Toronto Christmas Market

Trending

You may also like

​The next group of municipalities to receive housing targets under the Housing Supply Act include Surrey, Kelowna, and New Westminster, among others.

The forthcoming master-plan community will comprise of four towers, and will jointly bring 2,364 new residential units to the site on Eglinton Avenue.

To kick off 2024, the presale market in Metro Vancouver has been a bit better than perhaps some were expecting, but also not great. So, what's next?

​If you haven’t met Callum MacLachlan, you’ve likely heard of him — or, even more likely, seen his work.

Toronto City Council approved a series of “updates” to RentSafeTO last week, and among those were new parameters for city inspections, a more hands-on system for tenant complaints, and increased fees for non-compliance.

Along with Jack Poole, David Podmore founded Concert Properties in 1989, then known as VLC Properties.

​Zoocasa crunched the numbers to see where it’s the most affordable to buy a home along the GO Station line.

After previously reaching "unicorn" status with a $1B valuation and hitting $2B, BC-based green construction company Nexii Building Solutions filed for creditor protection in January.

“The proposed development, being advanced as part of the City’s Housing Now program, represents one of the largest affordable housing projects in Ontario in the past 25 years and the province’s largest co-operative housing development.”

New data from Urbanation shows that some 21,505 units that were on track to launch since the market began to slow down in 2022 are now “on hold indefinitely.”

For the fifth consecutive year, the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has recognized Toronto with the designation.

Global data cloud company Snowflake announced its new Toronto office space.

The development will come with a new state-of-the-art, 6,402-sq.-m YMCA facility. ​

Pending City Council’s go-ahead, the towers would mark the first of four phases in a larger master-planned project from RioCan, the likes of which is expected to deliver seven new buildings and a public park over five development blocks.

Touting a myriad of amenities that range from luxe-forward to family-friendly, life at Canopy Towers 2 promises to entertain, enrich, and make your life more convenient than it’s ever been before.

Not only are their design-forward developments packed with all the modern amenities one could desire — while being recognized for their particularly functional (and easy on the eyes) suites — but Liberty Development also pursues green initiatives and uses various energy efficient technologies.

2024 © STOREYS Publishing Inc. | All Rights Reserved

The next group of municipalities to receive housing targets under the Housing Supply Act include Surrey, Kelowna, and New Westminster, among others.

If you haven’t met Callum MacLachlan, you’ve likely heard of him — or, even more likely, seen his work.

Zoocasa crunched the numbers to see where it’s the most affordable to buy a home along the GO Station line.

The development will come with a new state-of-the-art, 6,402-sq.-m YMCA facility.