Current Conditions - Richmond Hill, ON

Latest Weather News - Toronto

• Severe summer weather cost $7B in most destructive season on record

  The Insurance Bureau of Canada says summer of 2024 is now Canada's most destructive season on record for insured losses due to severe weather events.

  Environment

  Sep 24
• ‘Widespread and heavy’: Toronto to see plenty of rain with warning in place

  Torontonians may get drenched over the next 24 hours as Environment Canada warns of as much as 50 millimetres of rainfall for the city by Wednesday morning.

  Environment

  Sep 24
• Advertisement
• Ontario may see earlier leaf colour change after wettest summer on record

  Ontario may see an earlier fall leaf colour change after wettest summer on record as the excessive rainfall has 'stressed certain trees.'

  Environment

  Sep 6
• Advertisement
• Fires and floods: 4 disasters across Canada led to record number of insurance claims in 2024

  Flooding in Toronto and elsewhere in southern Ontario, as well as in Quebec, along with the Jasper wildfire and Calgary hailstorm led to a 406 per cent increase in claims.

  Canada

  Sep 4
• Thunderstorm sweeping through southern Ontario after hot, humid days

  Environment Canada issued storm warnings for parts of Windsor and London by 6 p.m., with less severe watches in place for areas including Kitchener, Guelph and Norfolk County.

  Weather

  Aug 27
• 1 in 3 Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll

  The number of people touched by extreme weather jumped significantly in almost every province but Alberta saw the biggest increase.

  Canada

  Aug 22
• ‘Not worth it’: Fire services offer tips on avoiding being stranded in Ontario floods

  Images of cars and SUVs stranded in flooded roadways with water rising past their windows this summer as the GTA weathered torrential downpours that caused havoc for drivers.

  Weather

  Aug 22
• July flash floods in Toronto, southern Ontario caused over $940M in insured damage

  Initial estimates put the total insured damage caused by flash flooding in Toronto and other parts of southern Ontario in July at more than $940 million.

  Weather

  Aug 20
• Advertisement
• Toronto seeing wettest summer ever as rainfall grips Eastern Canada

  Many parts of Eastern Canada have been seeing a wetter than normal year – and the country’s largest city has seen already seen its wettest summer ever.

  Canada

  Aug 20
• Advertisement
• Tornado in southwestern Ontario: Expert surprised by timing of weekend twister

  A funnel cloud that touched down in Ayr, Ont. on Saturday morning was classified as an F1 tornado with speeds reaching up to 165 km/h.

  Weather

  Aug 19
• Record rainfall around Toronto signals a future with frequent severe storms: expert

  Saturday's rainfall in Toronto broke a daily record that had been in place since 2013, and experts say climate change means more such downpours will be the norm.

  Weather

  Aug 19
• Toronto area sees more rain a day after record-setting downpour

  Several southern Ontario communities saw more rain on Sunday and braced for more wet weather a day after a storm soaked the region and broke at least one precipitation record.

  Weather

  Aug 19
• Heavy rain is expected in southern Ontario after Saturday’s record-setting downpour

  Environment Canada says a heavy rainfall warning is still in effect for a region that includes the GTA, with more than 100 millimetres of precipitation expected in some areas.

  Weather

  Aug 18
• Montreal drenched in record-breaking rain as tropical storm Debby’s remnants hit Canada

  Environment Canada figures show Montreal received 157 millimetres of rain on Friday, which broke the previous all-time daily record for rainfall set back in November 1996.

  Canada

  Aug 10
• Advertisement
• Debby in Canada: Heavy rain hits Quebec, Ontario as remnants of tropical storm move in

  Environment Canada issued a swath of warnings for the two provinces with upwards of 100 millimetres of rain expected in some areas.

  Weather

  Aug 9
• Advertisement
• Tropical storm Debby’s last gasps will hit Canada. Here’s where

  Remnants of the storm will interact with a low-pressure system over the Great Lakes. This could bring impactful rainfall before the storm moves east into Atlantic Canada.

  Weather

  Aug 8
• Tropical storm: As Debby heads north, Quebec and Ontario could get pounded with heavy rain

  While Debby downpours were initially expected to hit Atlantic Canada, but it appears the storm's trajectory has changed and Quebec and Ontario are in its path.

  Weather

  Aug 7
• Researchers investigating possible tornado landings in Niagara region

  Severe weather researchers are investigating after they say a tornado and potentially two others touched down in the Niagara region on Monday.

  Canada

  Aug 6
• Hot, humid weather to continue in southern Ontario over long weekend

  Toronto and much of southern Ontario have been struggling with a lengthy heat warning for days, with daytime temperatures in the 30s and nights rarely dropping below 20 C.

  Weather

  Aug 2
• Researchers heading to Ottawa area to document damage from tornado

  David Sills, director of the Northern Tornadoes Project, says a storm survey team will visit the area of Perth, Ont., southwest of Ottawa, likely on Saturday.

  Canada

  Jul 26
• Advertisement
• More rain in Toronto floods DVP, subway station and causes sewage bypass

  On Wednesday afternoon, a period of heavy rain fell across Toronto, leading to some localized flooding in areas still recovering from a major flood the week before.

  Weather

  Jul 24
• Advertisement
• Severe thunderstorm watch: Ontario and Quebec could see nickel-sized hail, downpours

  A heavyweight thunderstorm is headed for Ontario and Quebec over the coming hours which has prompted Environment Canada to issue alerts for a good portion of the two provinces.

  Weather

  Jul 24
• Toronto is vulnerable to climate-fuelled floods. What will make it more resilient?

  Toronto city councillors are set to discuss how to make the metropolis more resilient to climate-fuelled floods.

  Weather

  Jul 23
• Toronto flooding a ‘significant event,’ need to step up climate change fight: Trudeau

  The storm, which knocked out power for tens of thousands of people, flooded a major highway and a key transit hub in Toronto on Tuesday.

  Weather

  Jul 17