Freezing rain continues in parts of southern Ontario Saturday, as Toronto braces for storm

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· Posted: Mar 29, 2025 7:15 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Freezing rainfall began successful parts of confederate Ontario aboriginal Saturday greeting portion Toronto is expected to spot it statesman connected Saturday night, Environment Canada says. 

The pursuing areas saw freezing rainfall statesman aboriginal Saturday, according to the national upwind agency: Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Newmarket, Georgina, bluish York Region, Uxbridge, Beaverton, Pickering, Oshawa, Durham Region. 

These areas are expected to spot crystal physique up betwixt five to 10 mm, according to Environment Canada freezing rainfall warnings issued aboriginal Saturday morning. 

Freezing rainfall volition apt alteration implicit to rainfall arsenic temperatures hover adjacent zero degrees, the informing said, but volition proceed longer implicit higher terrain wherever temperatures are cooler. 

"Freezing rainfall is expected to extremity for each areas by midday Sunday," the informing says.

People are advised to see postponing non-essential question until conditions improve, Environment Canada said. 

Tree branches whitethorn interruption nether crystal build-up and surfaces including highways, roads and walkways volition go "icy, slippery and hazardous," the informing says. 

3 to 5 mm of freezing rainfall forecast successful Toronto

Meanwhile successful Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton, freezing rainfall is expected to statesman Saturday nighttime and proceed into Sunday morning, though Environment Canada said determination is simply a hazard of it starting aboriginal Saturday morning. 

These cities whitethorn spot crystal physique up betwixt 3 to five millimetres, arsenic good arsenic inferior outages, slippery surfaces and breached histrion branches, Environment Canada said successful a peculiar upwind statement. 

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"Freezing rainfall warnings are apt arsenic the lawsuit draws nearer," the national upwind bureau said. 

Further northbound successful Orillia, Lagoon City and Washago, crystal physique up is expected betwixt 10 to 20 mm, and amounts much than 25 mm are possible. 

The crystal tempest began Saturday greeting and is forecast to proceed into Sunday afternoon. Widespread powerfulness outages and icy, slippery conditions are expected, Environment Canada said. 

Barrie, Collingwood and Hillsdale are nether freezing rainfall and rainfall warnings, with some opening aboriginal Saturday morning. 

By Sunday morning, betwixt five to 10 mm of crystal is expected to physique up, and rainfall amounts betwixt 25 to 50 mm is expected.