Toronto under special weather statement for possible heavy rainfall
Posted August 1, 2026 3:38 pm.
Last Updated August 2, 2026 5:28 pm.
A special weather statement remains in effect for Toronto and the GTA while rainfall warnings have ended in Cottage Country.
Environment Canada says widespread rainfall is expected Sunday with a chance of thunderstorms.
“Showers and thunderstorms will repeatedly move through the region. Localized heavy rainfall is possible for areas that receive multiple thunderstorms,” read the statement, adding some areas could receive as much as 50 millimetres of rainfall.
“Water will likely pool on roads and in low-lying areas. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced at times.”
The special statement is for all of Toronto, Halton, Peel, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Markham as well as Pickering, Oshawa and Southern Durham Region to the east.
“The rain will start to pick up as we go into the later afternoon and since there’s a lot of moisture in the atmosphere, storms that develop have the potential to drop a decent amount of rain in a short amount of time, which could lead to flooding in some areas,” says 680 NewsRadio Meteorologist Carl Lam.
Meanwhile, a yellow rainfall warning has ended for areas in Cottage Country, including Barrie, Orillia, Collingwood, Meaford, Kincardine, Burk’s Falls, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Parry Sound, Bancroft, and Haliburton. Special weather statements remain in effect.
The Niagara region and communities along the shoreline of Lake Erie are under a yellow rainfall warning with some areas receiving as much as 80 millimetres of rainfall.
The rain is expected to dry up for the Civic Holiday with lots of sun and seasonal temperatures. The forecast calls for a high of 26 C and a low of 15 C.
