Rainfall warning ends for Toronto and GTA, flooding reported

A rainfall warning for much of southern Ontario, including the GTA, has ended on Wednesday amid flooding being reported in some areas of Toronto.

Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a yellow-coloured rainfall warning on Tuesday afternoon for a system expected to bring between 20 and 40 millimetres of rain.

It ended Wednesday afternoon.

The heavy rain led to flooding on several major roadways in the city on Wednesday morning.

The mild weather Toronto has been experiencing will cool down drastically, dropping to -3°C overnight. Wind is expected to pick up heading into Wednesday night.

The temperatures will be back to hovering near seasonal, just above zero, later this week.

When it comes to freezing rain in central Ontario, areas in and around Gravenhurst and Peterborough are at the greatest risk. However, heading east toward areas such as Ottawa and Montreal on Wednesday, an orange-coloured freezing rain warning is in effect. It has the potential to cause transportation delays and utility outages.

Meanwhile, an upcoming drop in temperature will set the stage for potentially two snowy systems over the next six days. This first is expected to arrive on Friday, starting as wet snow, then mixing in rain, especially near the lake, which will limit snowfall amounts to just a few centimetres.

The second system will be more of a wintry mess on Sunday. Get ready for many types of precipitation to fall throughout the day, ranging from snow to ice pellets to freezing rain to rain.

It’s still too early to say how intense this system will be, but it’s definitely one that could impact travel late in the weekend.

Extended forecast

Thursday: High: 1 C, Low: -5°C and cloudy with 30 per cent chance of flurries.

Friday: High: 1 C, Low: -6°C, and cloudy with 60 per cent chance of snow or rain.

Saturday: High: 0 C, Low: -2°C, and cloudy.

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