The City of Toronto says it will open three of its warming centres Thursday night as a winter storm moves through the area.
The city said the warming centres will open at 7 p.m., even though there isn’t an active extreme cold weather alert.
The warming centres will be located at the Scarborough Civic Centre at 150 Borough Drive, Metro Hall at 55 John Street and Mitchell Field Community Field at 89 Church Avenue.
Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for the city, saying there is a risk of freezing rain, followed by snowfall.
The weather agency said five to 10 cm of snow is possible.
Environment Canada said there may be “reduced visibility in snow or local blowing snow” and the “risk of freezing rain with ice accretion of a few millimetres.”
The agency said wind gusts up to 70 km/h are also possible, with the strongest winds expected near the shores of Lake Ontario.
“Ice pellets or a brief period of freezing rain is possible before precipitation transitions to snow near noon,” the advisory read. “Snow will taper to flurries or drizzle this evening.”
Environment Canada said the strong wind gusts will diminish by Thursday evening.