ABOVE: How long is the cold weather expected to last?
TORONTO – The City of Toronto remains under an extreme cold weather alert as temperatures are expected to hover below -15 degrees Celsius overnight and during mid-week.
An alert is called when there is an increased danger to homeless people due to extreme winter weather conditions and when the temperature falls to -15 degrees Celsius, without the wind chill.
Monday’s high is expected to be -5 with a low tonight of -15.
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The cold air is expected to last through to the weekend as the Arctic air is once again being funnelled down into the Prairies, Ontario, and Quebec due to a polar vortex.
Toronto’s alert allows shelters to relax existing service restrictions for the homeless and permit them to stay at the shelter longer.
The City of Toronto also adds 26 extra spaces to each shelter, as well as adding overnight street ourtreach support in the downtown core and offering free TTC tokens at some drop-ins so people can use public transit to get to shelters.
Officials say the alert is in effect until further notice.
WATCH: The Tuesday, February 25, 2014 weather forecast for Toronto, Ontario and the surrounding area.
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