Extreme cold warning ends for Waterloo Region

It’s no surprise that Waterloo Region has been enduring what is likely to be the coldest week of the season, but an extreme cold warning has now ended.

Environment Canada lifted the weather alert on Wednesday afternoon. The reprieve is expected to continue heading into the weekend as the forecast shows temperatures will hit a high of -6 C by Sunday, reaching up to -4 C by the beginning of next week.

570 Meteorologist Jill Taylor said the area will really start to see larger changes beginning on Thursday, making incremental temperature raises from there into the weekend.

“Temperatures are going to moderate Thursday and Friday, and then it’s back to near seasonal temperatures for the weekend,” said Taylor. “It’s staying below the freezing mark though for the rest of January, so really no January thaw.”

Environment Canada shows temperatures will go up one degree at a time through the remainder of the week. The region is likely to hit highs of -8 C on Thursday, -7 C on Friday, -6 C on Saturday and -5 C on Sunday, all the way up to -4 C on Monday to kick off the work week.

Taylor said that, even though it’ll be a step-by-step warmth pushing into next week, Waterloo Region is still in store for below-zero temperatures through the rest of January.