Ontario’s Weather Calls For 'Arctic Air' & Some Of The Coldest Temps In Almost 3 Years Today

How do you plan on spending one of Ontario's coldest days in almost three years?

Hopefully, if you're venturing outside for any extended periods, it's in a snowsuit because in some areas on Tuesday morning it's going to feel like -30 C to -40 C.

A blast of arctic air swept across the province Monday night, bringing "the coldest temperatures of the season" into Tuesday morning, according to The Weather Network.

Temperatures dropped down into the - 20 C Monday night. The last time Toronto saw such cold temperatures was in January 2019, when the city reached a chilling temperature of -21 C.

This morning Toronto's temperatures dropped down to -21 C matching the coldest day.

Toronto can expect temperatures of -7 C with a -14 C windchill this afternoon, and more unlucky areas like Ottawa can look forward to -17 C with a -24 C wind chill.

The cold front brought snow squalls at the start of the week, and now it's bringing extreme cold warnings across the province.

Environment Canada has put an extreme cold warning into effect across northern and southern Ontario today, warning that "extreme cold puts everyone at risk."

EC reminds residents that risk is "greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter."

However, the cold won't last forever. Dr. Doug Gillham, a meteorologist at TWN, says, "this will be a quick shot of frigid weather however, as temperatures will quickly rebound back to near or above seasonal — above freezing for southern Ontario — Wednesday and Thursday."