After a brief burst of cold weather, mild temperatures have returned to Toronto.
Environment Canada is calling for sunshine and high of 6 C in Toronto today, more than five degrees warmer than the average daytime high of 0.9 C for March 1.
“After a bitterly cold blast of mid-week winter chill, we’re looking at brighter and warmer skies for your Friday,” CP24 Meteorologist Bill Coulter said.
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The weekend is shaping up to be even warmer. The national weather agency says Toronto will see daytime highs of 9 C on both Saturday and Sunday. Overcast skies are expected throughout the weekend with a few showers on Saturday.
Toronto could break a temperature record on Monday, with a high of 13 C in the forecast. The record for the warmest March 4 is 13.3 C and was set in 1974.
Single-digit daytime highs are in the forecast for the rest of the week but will remain well above seasonable averages.