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GTA residents may want to set aside some extra time for the commute to work on Wednesday morning with a significant storm set to hit the region on Tuesday night.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of a potential winter storm on track to hit the GTA.
“Significant amounts of precipitation are possible with this system,” Environment Canada said. “At this point, there is a great deal of uncertainty regarding which areas will see mostly rain or snow as temperatures will be fairly close to the freezing mark.”
CityNews meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai said the amount of precipitation will depend on the temperature. She’s forecasting rain mixed with wet snow to start falling in the GTA after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The precipitation is forecast to turn to heavy, wet and accumulating snow overnight and into Wednesday morning, making for a potentially messy and slow commute. Ramsahai is forecasting about 10 centimetres of snow.
In preparation for the incoming weather Air Canada has issued a travel alert for Wednesday and Thursday.
Travel Alert – February 26th & 27th: Toronto (YYZ/YTZ). Details, Flight Status & rebook online. Change fees waived: aircanada.com.
— Air Canada (@AirCanada) February 26, 2013
A major storm hit Toronto and the GTA on Feb. 7 and 8, dumping about 25 centimetres of snow.
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I could truthfully say a drunk / drug addicted meth user high on bath-salts could forecast the weather more accurate then Natasha or the “highly” skilled city news weather team
For me it’s the drug addict or watching teenage mutant ninja turtles (my weather prediction senses = shaman level after watching turtles) go ninja go ninja go.
Time to start looking for work in the southern USA again.
It is not just weather people who rely on weather reports but so does the airport staff, airline employees, schools, school bus drivers, and others. I work for an airline and want to know if our flights may be delayed or cancelled.
I like knowing what might be coming with regards to weather as I plan my time accordingly. Instead of grocery shopping tomorrow night, I did it tonight. If severe wind is called for, I pull out candles and flashlights. If there is a a humidity alert, things that I might have done in the middle of the day I’ll do at the beginning or end of the day. Chance of rain during warm weather? I’ll grab my umbrella and skip open to shoes.
Knowing what is coming is a nice idea regardless of whether it happens or not.
If it’s winter, snow is possible; I’m ready for it. I’ve never been stopped by weather of any kind (and I’ve been in some extremes.) I drive slow in the snow when needed. I wear a warm coat and longjohns when needed. If ice kills electricity, I’m ready to rough it for weeks. (Been there, done that, too!)
If it’s summer, my air conditioning is running and my SPF goop is handy.
If precipitation is possible (always) I have an umbrella in my car and in my hallway closet. What else is needed?
Weather is weather. So?
Forecasts are just idle banter. Something nice to chat about but never base decisions upon them.
I’d rather get the warning and have it be completely wrong then get no warning at all and have a big dumping…and these warnings do help the people who actually listen and top up their auto fluids and get their tires checked out…better to be safe than sorry
For those of us who depend on weather reports because our jobs depend on it, we don’t listen to people who say foolish things like the dribble that was just posted.
Radar does NOT lie. But it’s not accurate until pretty much the same day. The models that they run their forecasts on can be wrong. The models only predict what could happen, not what will happen.
So instead of spouting garbage about the weatherman always being wrong, think about what the weatherman has to rely on.
IF THE WEATHER IS SO HARD TO FORECAST WHY BOTHER TRYING?. WE LOOK OUT THE WINDOW ON ANY GVEN DAY TO SEE WHAT THE WEATHER IS. .I TAKE EVERY FORECAST WITH A LARGE GRAIN OF SALT.
Just because something is hard, doesn’t mean we should stop trying.
Nice reasoning Kristina, I guess your boss is much more forgiving than a lot of us. If we use that hard luck story of not being able to do our jobs because of some technical problem that we cannot on, we will be fired long time ago. How come the weatherman don’t have to be accountable? When you get paid for a job, you are supposed to do it right, not hold celebrations and brag the odd time you happend to get it right. Sounds like garbage to you, but perhaps you can explain your logic to my boss. My bet is you work of the government!
I think he meant to post at craigslist > misc romance.
that is hilarious…..!
The weatherman’s track record has been 1 accurate forecast amongst 10 false alarms. because they happen to be right last time by fluke, that means their forecast for the rest of this winter will all be wrong!
you’re an idiot
This guy “Kenny” posts that to everyone who talks smack about weathermen. My guess is that he is either a weatherman himself, or wants to be.
i guess you’re kinda getting there… doesnt make sense to say the forecasts are always wrong when they are 90% accurate within 24 hours.. except when you listen to forecasts by citynews… as inaccurate as it gets
Yeah, but he’s a lovable idiot.
@Kenny; phil was being satirical. You did catch that, right? I mean, your comment on his intellectualosity is based on empirical data, right? You do know what “idiot” means, right?
Where is Kimberly Sullivan when you need her…..
I’m 35 & live in my parent’s basement!!
that is hilarious…..!
The GTA will get light snow flurries and wet streets. Why? All the hot air in the GTA melts real winter snows while it’s high in the sky. You’ll note that it rarely snows heavily around 100 Queen St. West…
Unless we get more snow than the length of my little man, it’s not significant.
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you wish…..