Special weather statement ends for much of GTA as rain starts moving out of region

A special weather statement from Environment Canada has ended for Toronto but remains in effect elsewhere in the GTA as the rainy system slowly starts to move out of the region.

The soggy conditions started on Wednesday with heavy rain at times. On Thursday, the national weather agency issued a rainfall warning for the city and another area of the GTA, calling for up to 60 millimetres of rain by the end of day.

The warning was downgraded to a special weather statement on Thursday evening and the statement was later expanded to include other areas of the GTA. At that point, Environment Canada said up to 30 millimetres of rain had fallen in some areas since Wednesday night.

The special weather statement for Toronto and other areas of the GTA was lifted just before noon on Friday but continues for parts of the GTA.

The national weather agency forecasts an additional five to 10 millimetres for the affected areas through Friday evening.

“Rain associated with a slow moving low pressure system will continue to affect the area today. Rain is expected to ease from west to east this afternoon or this evening,” the special weather statement reads.

According to 680 NewsRadio meteorologist Jill Taylor, the unofficial rain totals from Environment Canada indicated 27 millimetres of rain fell at the Toronto Pearson weather station from Wednesday afternoon to 4 a.m. on Friday.

Areas of mid-Toronto, north of Highway 401, saw around 52 millimetres of rain during that same time period, while around 60 millimetres of precipitation in Whitby by 1 a.m.

The rainy weather comes amid a cold front for Toronto and other areas of southern Ontario this week.

Toronto is expected to see daytime highs around 10 C through Friday. According to Environment Canada, this would mark the chilliest temperatures for those May dates since May 1967.

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With files from Lucas Casaletto, CityNews