Jan. 1 weather: Over 10 cm of snow possible on New Year’s Day in southern Ontario [Video]

It will be a snowy start to 2025 with flurries in the forecast for Mississauga and Toronto while some parts of southern Ontario could see between 5 to 10 cm of snowfall on New Year’s Day.

Environment and Climate Change Canada is calling for snow across much of the province on Jan. 1, with flakes starting to fall in the early morning hours in the Greater Toronto Area like Mississauga, Brampton and Hamilton.

Around 2 cm are expected in urban areas with snow ending near noon before cloudy skies bring a 60 percent chance of flurries to the GTA in the afternoon.

New Year’s Day will also bring a northwest wind blowing around 30 km/h gusting up to 50 km/h in Mississauga with a daytime high of 2 C.

But a system expected to move through the province could bring between 10 to 20 cm of snow to some areas, according to Instant Weather.

More snow is likely to be in central and …