The City of Toronto has issued an extreme cold weather alert as the city feels deep chilling weather on Monday.
Monday’s forecast is expected to see a wind chill of -20 for Monday morning with a wind chill of -14 for the afternoon, according to Environment Canada.
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Into the evening and overnight hours it is expected to feel as cold as -25 with the wind chill.
Tuesday morning will feel like -22 with the wind chill, the weather agency said.
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The City’s emergency management office, in consultation with the medical officer of health, have issued an extreme cold weather alert as temperatures are forecasted to hit a wind chill of below 20 which is the threshold for the warning.
By Wednesday, the frigid temperatures are expected to improve with a high of 1 C.
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