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FREEZING RAIN WARNING

FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 2:23 P.M. EDT SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025.

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FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR:

      CITY OF TORONTO

      BURLINGTON - OAKVILLE

      HALTON HILLS - MILTON

      MISSISSAUGA - BRAMPTON.



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==DISCUSSION==



FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT. 



WHAT: 

A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN. 

ICE ACCRETION OF 2 TO 4 MM POSSIBLE. 



WHEN: 

TONIGHT. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING WITH 

TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW THE FREEZING MARK, AND WILL CONTINUE 

UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES OVER AREAS NEAR 

THE LAKESHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO MAY REMAIN ABOVE ZERO DEGREE WITHOUT 

ICE ACCRETION.



TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN AFFECTED AREAS. SLOW DOWN 

DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. WATCH FOR TAILLIGHTS AHEAD AND 

MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. ICE BUILD-UP MAY CAUSE TREE 

BRANCHES TO BREAK. 



FREEZING RAIN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN RAIN FALLING IN SUB-ZERO 

TEMPERATURES CREATES ICE BUILD-UP AND ICY SURFACES. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. 



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.



HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA



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