Environment Canada ends severe thunderstorm watch for Toronto, GTA

After sporadic bouts of afternoon rainfall in the GTA, Environment Canada has now ended a severe thunderstorm watch previously issued for the area.

The weather agency previously warned residents of Toronto, Hamilton, Halton, York and Durham regions that storms "capable of producing strong wind gusts and large hail" could sweep through this afternoon.

The oncoming system came equipped with strong wind gusts, lightning and “torrential downpours” in some areas.

The warning was called off shortly before 8 p.m., though occasional rainfall is still likely through this evening and into Wednesday.

Aside from severe thunderstorms, Toronto is expected to remain warm most of the day with a high of 23 C.

With the humidity, it will feel more like 25.

But the wet weather doesn’t let up there. Toronto is expected to see another 60 per cent chance of showers on Wednesday with a high of 19 C.

Thursday and Friday will be similar with a 30 per cent chance of showers both days and a high of 21 C and 18 C, respectively.

Things dry up by the weekend though. According to Environment Canada, a mix of sun and cloud and as high of 20 C is expected both Saturday and Sunday.

The city toppled a rainfall record this year with 238 millimetres of rain recorded at Pearson International Airport through April and May. Typically, Pearson sees about 135 millimetres of rain through these months.

On May 25, the city saw a 44.6 millimetres of rain within 24 hours.