Toronto gets hit with messy, slippery wintry mix

By News Staff

Toronto and the GTA are getting its first taste of winter.

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement on Wednesday calling for a wintry mix of weather, which started overnight and continued into the Thursday morning commute.

“A low pressure system is expected to bring a messy mix of precipitation this morning,” the national weather agency said on Thursday, adding that the precipitation will then change to snow.

“The fresh snow in combination with falling temperatures through the morning may cause roads to become icy or slippery.”

680 NEWS meteorologist Jill Taylor said flurries will stick around through your drive home.

“Flurries could be, at time, heavy, especially for the west end of the GTA for your drive home today,” she said.

Snow squall watches are in effect for areas north and the west of Toronto. Snow squalls coming off Georgian Bay and Lake Huron could bring as much as 20 to 30 centimetres of snow to the region by Friday morning.

Taylor said those snow squalls could greatly reduce visibility for the commute home so drivers should be cautious.

The winter weather is expected to end this evening.

Click here for a list of winter driving trips from the CAA.

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