Overview
- Toronto spent Wednesday under an Environment Canada winter storm warning for a mix of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain, with conditions easing by evening and a risk of lingering freezing drizzle overnight.
- City crews pre-treated major routes with salt brine, set plows to deploy once thresholds were met, and reopened warming centres as the TTC rolled out anti-icing and extra maintenance staff.
- Multiple Toronto-area school boards cancelled school bus service on Wednesday as the wintry mix created hazardous travel for morning and evening commutes.
- Easterly wind gusts near 60 km/h increased the risk of power outages where ice built up and cut visibility in areas receiving heavier snow.
- A separate system Friday is forecast to track southwest to northeast with a rain-to-snow transition, bringing roughly 3 cm in Toronto, 5–10 cm north and east of the GTA, and up to 20–25 cm in parts of eastern and central Ontario amid an uncertain transition zone.