While the extreme cold weather worries may be behind us, Torontonians should expect snow today and into next week after a brief period of sunshine on Friday.
"Heavier flurries expected in different areas around the city," city officials said of Thursday afternoon's forecast. "Crews are ready to respond but please be careful out there. Remember to drive safely and look out for one another."
Environment Canada reported there's a chance of flurries in the forecast on Thursday and then again from Saturday through Wednesday of next week.
The sun should be able to peak through on several days, pushing daytime highs a few degrees below zero right through to mid-week, according to the forecast.
Toronto's salt trucks sent out
Whenever there's snow in the forecast, Toronto drivers should expect to see salt and plow trucks on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway, as well as on major roads, transit routes and streets with hills.
Toronto’s 14,700 kilometres of road lanes, 7,900 kilometres of sidewalks and 485 kilometres of bike lanes are cleared by a fleet of 1,400 pieces of snow clearing equipment, according to city stats.
You can see if a plow is out pushing snow or salting in your neighbourhood in real time on the PlowTO Map.
If you're heading out of the city on Thursday, the picture is not as bright to the east and north of Toronto.
Snow is coming to #Toronto this afternoon with the heavier flurries expected in different areas around the city. Crews are ready to respond but please be careful out there. Remember to drive safely and look out for one another.
— City of Toronto (@cityoftoronto) January 23, 2025
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A snow squall warning is in effect for lakeshore communities from Pickering all the way to Belleville on Thursday afternoon. A winter weather travel advisory is in effect up to Gananoque, east of Kingston.
Lake-effect snow with local accumulations of 10 to 20 centimetres is expected by late Thursday afternoon for the stretch along the Lake Ontario shoreline.
To the north of the city, winter travel advisories and snow squall watches are in effect from Barrie northward, covering much of the Bruce Peninsula as well as the Lake Huron shoreline, as far south as Grand Bend.
Bus routes affected
In Toronto, 56 bus stops on hilly terrain may be removed from service when at least 5 centimetres of snow falls.
Signs will be posted at each location describing where the closest in-service stop is located.
TorontoToday will update this story if conditions change.
