Freezing rain and rain that fell throughout the GTA on Wednesday evening and overnight Thursday has left many roads and sidewalks dangerously icy.
Precipitation is expected to continue throughout the morning, with some areas seeing rain and others getting a light dusting of flurries, according to Environment Canada.
The City of Toronto’s winter operations said that salting began “on all road types” around 7:45 p.m. last night and continued throughout the early morning hours today. The department says it should be mostly completed by the early rush hour.
Further, salting on “high volume sidewalks” started around 1 a.m. and is set to continue through the morning or “until temperatures rise and ice melts.”
Environment Canada says temperatures will hover around 0 C throughout the day. In Toronto, the chance of light flurries is forecast to persist until about 2 p.m. before a mix of sun and cloud sets in.
There’s also a possibility of fairly strong winds of up to 50 km/h for most of the day.
Both the Durham public and Catholic boards have cancelled school bus services in zones one, two and three as a result of the icy conditions, though buses in zone four are still running. Schools all remain open.
Temperatures will get considerably colder during the early morning hours on Friday, dropping to around –8 C by the early commute, though it will feel more like –11. Environment Canada forecasts a high of 2 C by mid-afternoon on Friday.
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