Toronto residents are in for a weather roller coaster on Thursday, with Environment Canada forecasting everything from freezing rain to evening thunderstorms.
Early Thursday morning, the weather agency issued a special weather statement warning residents of the Toronto area that an approaching warm front would bring a "mixed bag of precipitation."
"Some spotty freezing rain is occurring early this morning just ahead of the front," Environment Canada said in a statement sent shortly before 6 a.m.
As temperatures warm up, the statement warned that residents may see the first thunderstorm of the season.
Environment Canada predicts a high of 16 C by 2 p.m., before temperatures dip to 10 C overnight.
There's a 40 per cent chance of showers expected to start in the afternoon, and a risk of thunderstorms from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. Rainfall may reach 25 millimetres in some areas.
The thunderstorms are not expected to be severe, Environment Canada said.
In addition to Toronto, the following areas fall under the special weather statement:
- Barrie-Orillia-Midland
- Brockville-Leeds and Grenville
- Dunnville-Caledonia-Haldimand
- Elgin
- Grey-Bruce
- Halton-Peel
- Hamilton
- London-Middlesex
- Niagara
- Oxford-Brant
- Sarnia-Lambton
- Waterloo-Wellington
- Windsor-Essex-Chatham-Kent
- York-Durham
The special weather statement has ended for the following areas:
- Belleville-Quinte-Northumberland
- Burk's Falls-Bayfield Inlet
- Cornwall-Morrisburg
- Kingston-Prince Edward
- Prescott and Russell
- Stirling-Tweed-South Frontenac
