Toronto weather: Cold weather slowly easing up [Video]

The temperature in Toronto is starting to ease up after a frigid Sunday morning, but still remains well below the freezing mark.

Torontonians woke up to what felt like -27 after the mercury dropped to -18 C overnight.

The temperature is slowing rising and expected to reach a high of -7 C amid a mix of sun and cloud. This evening, there’s a 30 per cent chance of flurries and the low is expected to drop to -11 C.

Extreme cold weather warnings in effect for areas north and east of the city, including Barrie, Newmarket, Pickering, and Oshawa, have since lifted.

The City of Toronto has opened two additional warming centres in response to the cold temperatures, one at 58 Cecil St., south of Spadina Avenue and College Street, and one at 870 Queen St., east of Broadview Avenue.

Those so-called “surge sites” opened on Saturday to support people experiencing homelessness as the temperature dropped below -15 C. Five …