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WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:51 P.M. EST FRIDAY 16 JANUARY 2026.
DISCUSSION.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSED SOUTH OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE
ONTARIO STARTING JANUARY 15TH, BRINGING LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO
SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THE SNOW PERSISTED UNTIL THE MORNING OF JANUARY
16TH OVER EASTERN ONTARIO. TRAVEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHERN ONTARIO, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE 401 CORRIDOR. MANY ROADS
WERE CLOSED AT VARIOUS POINTS, INCLUDING A FEW MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND
EXPRESSWAYS LIKE THE DON VALLEY PARKWAY.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN CENTIMETRES AS OF 9:00 A.M. EST JANUARY 16TH
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED:
SCARBOROUGH NORTH 48-53 *
VAUGHAN 47.5 *
TORONTO NORTH YORK 45 *
BRAMPTON 43 (JAN 15TH 11:00 A.M.)*
PICKERING 40 ( JAN 15TH 4:00 P.M.) *
BRAMPTON 38 *
KOMOKA 37.6 *
ONTARIO STORM PREDICTION CENTRE 37.4 *
GUELPH 35 ( JAN 15TH 1.00 P.M.) *
WHITBY 32-35 *
SAINT CATHARINES 33 *
ST. DAVIS * 33
SCARBOROUGH SOUTHEAST 32 *
ETOBICOKE 31.5 *
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO 29 *
WOODSTOCK 28.4 *
KITCHENER 27.2 *
AJAX 26 *
COURTICE 25 ( JAN 15TH 3:00 P.M.) *
KINGSTON 25 ^
OAK RIDGES 23-25 ( JAN 15TH 3:00 P.M.) *
SCARBOROUGH SOUTH 25 (12:00 P.M.) *
LONDON 15-25 *
BOWMANVILLE 24 ( JAN 15TH 12:45 P.M.) *
ELORA 24 ^
TORONTO BEACHES 24 ( JAN 15TH 3:00 P.M.) *
TORONTO MIDTOWN 23 *
EGBERT 22 ^
PETERBOROUGH 22 ^
TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT 22
OTTAWA 21
LONDON 21 ^
OAKVILLE 21 (2:30 P.M.) *
TORONTO DOWNTOWN 21 (3:30 P.M.) *
TRENTON 21
UXBRIDGE WEST 21 ^
KEMPTVILLE 21 ^
MOUNT FOREST 19 ^
HAMILTON 18 *
*DENOTES VOLUNTEER OBSERVATION SUCH AS COCORAHS.
^ DENOTES AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT BASED ON SNOW DEPTH CHANGE FROM AN
AUTOMATIC STATION.
UNOFFICIAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN CENTIMETRES RECEIVED BY SOCIAL MEDIA:
SCARBOROUGH NORTH 50-55
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
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