Cold in Toronto feels like -21 with the wind chill Sunday morning

The cold weather hanging over Toronto isn’t letting up, and it currently feels like -21 with the wind chill.

The cold weather hanging over Toronto isn’t letting up, and it currently feels like -21 with the wind chill.

Overnight, the temperature dropped to a chilly -18 C, according to Environment Canada, but felt as cold as -27 with the wind.

The temperature will rise to a high of -7 C later this morning amid a mix of sun and cloud. This evening, there’s a 30 per cent chance of flurries and the low is expected to drop to -11 C.

Extreme cold weather warnings in effect for areas north and east of the city, including Barrie, Newmarket, Pickering, and Oshawa, have since lifted.

The City of Toronto has opened two additional warming centres in response to the cold temperatures, one at 58 Cecil St., south of Spadina Avenue and College Street, and one at 870 Queen St., east of Broadview Avenue.

Those so-called “surge sites” opened on Saturday to support people experiencing homelessness as the temperature dropped below -15 C. Five other warming centres remain open to walk-ins and can be found here.

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