Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for Toronto, predicting a cocktail of frigid weather.
A warning around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday said the storm was expected to begin Wednesday afternoon and last into Thursday morning.
Between 10 and 15 centimetres of snow and ice pellets could fall on the city, with a risk of freezing rain. Light ice accretion is also possible, the weather agency said.
“Snow and ice pellets may mix with or intermittently change over to freezing rain Wednesday night,” the warning stated. “The wintry mix will taper off early Thursday morning to a risk of patchy freezing drizzle.”
Environment Canada also warned roads, highways and paths would be slippery.
In its storm update, the City of Toronto said as much as 22.5 centimetres of snow could fall, followed by freezing drizzle.
A warming centre has been opened at Metro Hall in Toronto, while three others will open on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The Toronto weather warning comes as much of southern Ontario braces for impacts from the winter storm.
Freezing rain and winter storm warnings and watches were issued across southern Ontario Tuesday. Special weather statements were also in place.
Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell said the system will start to impact the region late Wednesday into Thursday.
“There is still some uncertainty to the exact track of the storm and a slight shift north or south will greatly impact ice and snow amounts,” he said.
“The worst of the weather will be overnight Wednesday when a combination of ice pellets and snow will slam the GTA.”
— with files from Global News’ Ryan Rocca
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