CP24’s meteorologist Bill Coulter provides an update on weather conditions in Toronto and parts of the GTA.
Torontonians woke up to more bitter temperatures on Monday as the city’s cold snap extended into its 23rd day.
Environment Canada said Toronto will see a high of -6 C on Monday, feeling closer to -30 in the morning and -8 in the afternoon.
“It has been since mid-January that much of the province has been in a deep freeze,” Geoff Coulson, a meteorologist for Environment Canada, told CTV News on Monday.
But for the first time in weeks, it appears seasonal temperatures will return to the region.
The national weather agency is calling for a high of 1 C on Tuesday and the daytime highs in the city are expected to hover around the freezing mark for the remainder of the week.
Toronto saw a lengthy period of extreme cold that marked the longest cold snap the city has seen in over a decade.
“The last time we had a stretch this long was back in the winter of 2015,” Coulson said.
Until the milder weather arrives, Toronto remains under a cold warning, yellow alert.
Environment Canada is still warning of a risk of frostbite on Monday as a cold warning remains in effect.
“Dress warmly. Dress in layers that you can remove if you get too warm. The outer layer should be wind resistant,” the weather advisory read. “Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.”
Coulson said while there will be a stretch of about 10 days of milder conditions coming up, Toronto hasn’t seen the last of the frosty weather.
“There is some indication as we head into the last week of February that we will see a return to colder than normal temperatures as it looks like another blast of arctic air could move down into the province,” he said.