WWCN11 CWTO 072134
YELLOW WARNING - COLD
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:34 P.M. EST SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - COLD - FOR:
      CITY OF TORONTO
      WATFORD - PINERY PARK - EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY
      ELGIN
      LONDON - MIDDLESEX
      SIMCOE - DELHI - NORFOLK
      DUNNVILLE - CALEDONIA - HALDIMAND
      OXFORD - BRANT
      NIAGARA
      CITY OF HAMILTON
      HALTON - PEEL
      YORK - DURHAM
      HURON - PERTH
      WATERLOO - WELLINGTON
      DUFFERIN - INNISFIL
      GREY - BRUCE
      BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND
      BELLEVILLE - QUINTE - NORTHUMBERLAND
      KINGSTON - PRINCE EDWARD
      PETERBOROUGH - KAWARTHA LAKES
      STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.

WHAT: 
WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35. 

WHEN: 
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 
WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 30 WILL LIKELY RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO 
MONDAY MORNING.

EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK. 

RISKS ARE GREATER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH 
CHRONIC ILLNESSES, PEOPLE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS, AND THOSE 
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER. 

WATCH FOR COLD RELATED SYMPTOMS: SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN, 
MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS, NUMBNESS AND COLOUR CHANGE IN FINGERS AND 
TOES. 

DRESS WARMLY. DRESS IN LAYERS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE IF YOU GET TOO 
WARM. THE OUTER LAYER SHOULD BE WIND RESISTANT. 

COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN, 
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL. 

CHECK ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS. 

KEEP EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR VEHICLE SUCH AS EXTRA BLANKETS AND 
JUMPER CABLES. 

IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET 
TO STAY OUTSIDE. 

WATCH FOR COLOUR CHANGES ON FINGERS AND TOES, PAIN, NUMBNESS, A 
TINGLING SENSATION, OR SWELLING. IF PRESENT, MOVE INDOORS AND BEGIN 
WARMING. 

OUTDOOR WORKERS SHOULD TAKE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BREAKS TO WARM UP. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALERTING PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT: 
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/SERVICES/ENVIRONMENT/WEATHER/SEVEREWEATHER/WEATHER-ALERTS/COLOUR-CODED-ALERTS.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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