Environment Canada warns of dangerously cold temperatures in Toronto, possibly colder than in recent years, due to a polar vortex bringing a frigid air mass. Temperatures are expected to drop to -17 C overnight, making it feel like -25 to -30 C with wind chill. The city is opening warming centres to help those seeking refuge from the extreme cold.
From Sunday to Wednesday, temperatures in Toronto “may be colder than those that have been seen the last several years,” Environment Canada said on its website.A polar vortex is expected to bring frigid temperatures to southern Ontario and the U.S. next week, said Gerald Cheng, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. Parts of the GTA could see temperatures that feel as low as –30 C with the wind chill early next week, an Environment Canada meteorologist says.
A cold front moving across southern Ontario on Saturday is bringing along a very cold air mass, said Gerald Cheng, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. "Already it's difficult to get up sometimes in the morning during this time of the year, but the cold certainly will make it more difficult," he said.Toronto isn’t expected to see weather above freezing for the next few weeks. As a result, shelters and warming centres around the city are at capacity as people try to escape the cold. Greg Ross has more.
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