Environment Canada says Toronto is in for “a wet and windy Saturday” and has issued a special weather statement for a risk of freezing rain.
The weather agency said freezing rain is possible early Saturday morning and is forecast to rapidly transition into rain as temperatures quickly rise above zero.
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It said travel might be affected on Saturday morning.
Rainfall amounts are expected to be around 10 to 20 mm of rain.
Strong winds gusting up to 70 or 80 km/h are also expected Saturday.
“Given the forecast of these strong winds, local power outages are possible,” Environment Canada said.
Saturday is forecast to see a high of 9 C and a low of 0 C.
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