AWCN10 CWTO 262025
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:25 P.M. EST MONDAY 26 JANUARY 2026.

DISCUSSION.

A LARGE AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA PASSING BY TO THE SOUTH OF THE 
GREAT LAKES BROUGHT A LARGE SNOWSTORM ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN 
ONTARIO SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. IT CREATED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON 
TRANSPORTATION WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE 
TO NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MANY SCHOOLS HAVE 
BEEN CLOSED FOR TODAY ACROSS THE GREATER TORONTO AREA TO WATERLOO 
REGION. 

OF NOTE ARE THE SNOWFALL TOTALS AT TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT. THE 
DAILY TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 46 CM SUNDAY IS THE HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL 
SNOWFALL ON RECORD. THIS BRINGS THE JANUARY 2026 SNOWFALL TOTAL TO 
88.2 CM WHICH IS THE SNOWIEST JANUARY AND SNOWIEST MONTH SINCE 
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1937. 

LOCATION AND SNOW AMOUNT IN CENTIMETRES: 

TORONTO CITY CENTRE 56* 
TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT 46 
TRENTON 43 
ONTARIO STORM PREDICTION CENTRE DOWNSVIEW 37 
BELLEVILLE 35* 
VINELAND 20* 
WELLAND 18* 
LONDON 17 
UXBRIDGE 17* 
HARROW 14* 
OTTAWA 14 
BROCKVILLE 13* 
PETERBOROUGH 12* 
BRANTFORD 10* 
KINGSTON 10 
DELHI 10* 
MOOSE CREEK WELLS 7* 
EGBERT 5* 

* DENOTES ESTIMATED TOTALS VIA AUTOMATED SENSORS 

FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO FROM 
VOLUNTEERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. 

LOCATION AND SNOWFALL AMOUNT IN CENTIMETRES 

SCARBOROUGH SOUTH 65 
TORONTO DOWNTOWN 61 
BRIGHTON 60 
ETOBICOKE SOUTH 53* 
OAKVILLE 50 
MISSISSAUGA SOUTH 49* 
BURLINGTON 46* 
CONSECON 45* 
SCARBOROUGH EAST 35 
THOROLD 34 
VAUGHAN 28* 
BRAMPTON NORTH 20 
CALEDON 14 
RICHMOND HILL NORTH 12 
OSHAWA 12 
AURORA 11* 

* DENOTES TOTALS FROM COCORAHS VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL 
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.

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