Toronto remains under an Environment Canada special weather statement

Toronto remains under a special weather statement on Friday.

And it’s not freezing rain.

According to Environment Canada, there will be strong and gusty winds in Toronto today.

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It is forecasted that the winds will gust up to 80 km/hr this morning, but (thankfully) will start to diminish this afternoon.

The weather agency warns that these winds are strong enough to cause minor tree damage and a few local power outages.

As of Friday morning, the temperature is -3°C, but expect that to fall to -5°C this afternoon.

There will also be a wind chill of -16°C this afternoon.

For those venturing out Friday night, there’s a 40% chance of flurries this evening and winds may gust up to 60 km/hr. And with that, the wind chill will feel close to -20°C.

Environment Canada

Yes, that cold weather is back. And it’s sticking around for the weekend.