Toronto to get blast of chilly weather this week

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Environment Canada's forecast is calling for cold temperatures in Toronto this week. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press - image credit)
Environment Canada's forecast is calling for cold temperatures in Toronto this week. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press - image credit)

Torontonians will likely want to bundle up over the next few days, with Environment Canada anticipating frigid temperatures in its most recent forecast.

The weather agency says Monday's high will be -6 C, but with wind chill values making it feel more like -16 C.

Temperatures are expected to drop even more in the evening, with a low of -10 C and wind chill values of -18.

Cold weather is set to continue into Tuesday, with a high of -4 C, but the wind chill making it feel more like -17 C in the morning and -12 C by the afternoon.

Tuesday's overnight low is forecasted to be -12 C, with a high of -8 C for Wednesday.

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