Niagara Region Braces for Major Winter Weather & Snow Squalls

Bitterly cold temperatures are expected in Toronto this week as areas west of the GTA, including Niagara Region, brace for a major blast of winter weather on Monday. A snow squall warning, orange alert, has been issued for parts of Niagara Region, including Welland, Fort Erie, and Port Colborne, and Niagara Falls. Other areas, including St. Catharines, are under a yellow alert. Hourly and daily forecast, including snowfall totals. Visit our weather hub here. Environment Canada says parts of the region could see as much as 30 cm of snowfall during the weather event and the inclement weather prompted school boards in the area to cancel buses in many communities. Ontario Provincial Police say whiteout conditions were reported in the region on Monday morning. While it appears Toronto will be spared from another snowstorm this week, brutally cold temperatures are expected. A cold snap begins Monday, which will see a high of -6 C, feeling closer to -17 with the wind chill. The mercury will plunge to -15 C overnight Monday, feeling closer to -25 with the wind chill. Even more frigid weather is in the forecast on Tuesday. The city will see a high of -9 C but wind chill values will make it feel like -26 in the morning and -19 in the afternoon. The temperature will drop to a low of -13 C on Tuesday night. Wednesday will bring a brief reprieve of the freezing conditions, with the national weather agency calling for a high of 0 C. But bitterly cold weather will creep back in on Thursday. Toronto is expected to see a high of -4 C on Thursday, -7 C on Friday, -8 C on Saturday, and -10 C on Sunday. Given the frigid forecast, the City of Toronto said it will be opening additional warming centres at 5 p.m. on Monday at the Cecil Community Centre, located at 58 Cecil Street, and at the Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre, located at 870 Queen Street East.