Markham, ON - February was a fierce month to many Torontonians. We haven't had such fierce winter months in years. Of course, this led to many chaos to the unadapted the Torontonians. We've been increasingly adapted to the temperate winter.

This February was the snowiest month on record. Normally, we will receive around 22 cm of snow in February. However, we have made A RECORD! This record surpassed our old record of around 50 cm. Guess what? We've recorded 70 cm of snow in February alone! That was approximately all the snow we had seen last year!

We are currently aiming at breaking an all-time snowfall record set back from the 1938/1939 winter.

The first storm of March looks really fierce right now. A winter storm watch had been issued to Southern Ontario on Sunday afternoon. We are expecting a system from the Gulf of Mexico to "drag" the jet stream to way up north, creating a perfect path for the heat and moisture to build in. The warm front of this system is going to make its way into Southern Ontario tonight. With that, we can see some extensive freezing rain, as well as some ice accretion on roads. It will not be a very pleasant sight tomorrow's morning commute, with all the slippery roads caused by the ice accretion. Approximately 2 mm of ice accretion is expected across the Greater Toronto Area. However, in the Niagara Peninsula, some snow could start off the precipitation, and that could also be slippery.

The warm air will surge in late morning tomorrow, giving a taste of our long-lost spring to the Torontonians. Temperatures are expected to soar up to 6 C across much of the suburbs of Toronto, while significantly higher (around 8 C) in Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula. Precipitation will also cease near mid-morning, giving way to some sunny breaks.

Tomorrow will be a perfect day for a walk in the park (if you get out at the right time, because if you get out late, the rain could return before you know it, details to follow), but beware of the melting water of the snow. It could cause some of the rivers to break its banks. Also, periods of freezing rain during the night does not help the problem either.

The cold front, according to the GFS, will sweep its way across Southern Ontario, during the mid-afternoon hours. Periods of heavy rain, perhaps thunder, will fall during the evening commute, and the commute will be a messy one. Temperatures will fall rapidly during the night, and we will experience the back side of the storm. We will see some of the wrap-around flurries, and some lake effects, and these conditions will linger until Wednesday, accumulating up to 5 cm.

Looks like spring is not quite there yet, but enjoy your taste of spring tomorrow!

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