{"id":581770,"date":"2026-04-04T13:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/581770\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T13:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:27:07","slug":"rainfall-warning-as-up-to-40-mm-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/581770\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainfall warning as up to 40 mm expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Environment Canada is warning that significant rainfall could soak Toronto this weekend, with up to 40 millimetres expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The national <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/en\/location\/index.html?coords=43.655,-79.383\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/en\/location\/index.html?coords=43.655,-79.383\">weather agency says<\/a> the ground \u201cmay have little ability\u201d to absorb further moisture due to recent rainfall, noting that an increased likelihood of pooling on roads is possible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In the warning issued Saturday, officials say \u201cheavy rain this weekend\u201d will bring totals of 20 to 40 mm with the heaviest downpours expected this evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Forecasters say the system could intensify at times, noting that locally higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Drivers may face hazardous conditions as \u201cvisibility will likely be suddenly reduced at times,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Residents are being urged to \u201cavoid low-lying areas\u201d and to \u201cwatch for washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts,\u201d particularly during periods of heavier rainfall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The system is expected to move through by late tonight, though lingering impacts could depend on how much rain falls during peak periods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Environment Canada is warning that significant rainfall could soak Toronto this weekend, with up to 40 millimetres expected.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[712,49,48,3302],"class_list":{"0":"post-581770","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-toronto","8":"tag-apple-news","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-toronto"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}