Risk of freezing rain, icy conditions for Friday
Posted January 11, 2018 10:41 pm.
Last Updated January 12, 2018 7:08 am.
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The wet roads could soon turn to ice rinks as the relatively balmy temperatures turn frigid by Friday evening.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Toronto and the GTA warning of the potential for icy conditions.
“Rain is forecast to change to snow Friday as temperatures plummet with the passage of a cold front,” said the weather agency.
“There may also be a brief period of freezing rain during the changeover from rain to snow.”
680 NEWS meteorologist Jill Taylor said showers will continue until around 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. and then change to freezing rain around noon. Snow is expected to arrive at 2 p.m. and last until 6 p.m. — around three centimetres of snow is possible.
The GTA started the day at 12 C but the temperature will fall to -14 by the evening with a windchill near -27.
Meanwhile, Thursday was the warmest Jan. 11 on record in Toronto. The mercury reached 12.4 C at Pearson International Airport, which snapped the previous high of 11.7 C set in 1975.