Ontario's Weather Forecast Is Calling For So Much Rain Today & Highways Could Get Messy
You'll want to pack an umbrella and drive safely.
Person holding an umbrella in Toronto. Right: Rainy Gardiner Expressway.
If April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, we may be a bit behind schedule here in Ontario.
Southern Ontario is in for a wet and rainy day on Tuesday, with showers that could potentially cause "ponding" on poorly drained sections of highways and pooling on roads, according to Environment Canada.
If you're out and about travelling today, you'll want to warm up those windshield wipers and leave a little extra time to get to your destination safely.
Environment Canada has put out several special weather statements across southern Ontario, warning that up to 40 millimetres of rain is possible in regions "that receive heavy downpours during a thunderstorm."
This afternoon, the rain is expected to trickle in from the southwest as a "low pressure system approaches."
"Total rainfall amounts of 20 to 30 mm are expected by the time the rain tapers to a few showers overnight or Wednesday morning," according to Environment Canada.
Impacted areas include Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara, York-Durham, Elgin, Halton-Peel, Kingston-Prince Edward, Oxford-Brant, Sarnia-Lambton, Simcoe-Dehli-Norfolk, Windsor-Essex-Chatham-Kent, Dunnville-Caledonia-Haldimand, Belleville-Quinte-Northumberland, and London-Middlesex.
In nothern Ontario, residents in Sault Ste. Marie-Superior East and Wawa-White River-Pukaskwa won't need an umbrella, but they will have to deal with fog.
Environment Canada issued a fog advisory on Tuesday morning for the areas, saying that "near zero visibility in fog" is expected or occurring.
Take extra caution and drive safely on this messy day.
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