Toronto shortens New Year's Eve party due to coldest weather in over 100 years
City says celebration at Nathan Phillips Square on Sunday will now begin at 11:30 p.m.
Although a high of -8 C is expected Saturday, the brief respite from the cold won't last long. A high of -16 C is in store Sunday and a wind chill of -30 will make it feel much colder, according to Environment Canada.
Peter Kimbell, warning preparedness meteorologist for Environment Canada, predicts Sunday night's cold snap will edge into record-breaking territory bottoming out at -23 C. The previous record for this date was set in 1899, when it hit -21.1 C.