LOCATION · Canada
Toronto Weather Radar & Live Satellite Map
What's the weather doing over Toronto right now?
Toronto has a humid continental climate: warm, sometimes stormy summers and cold, snowy winters, all moderated a little by the Great Lakes. Weather moves quickly across southern Ontario, so a radar loop is the fastest way to see what's next.
Open the live map over Toronto and switch on Precip Radar and Cloud Imagery.
What to watch over southern Ontario
- Summer thunderstorms — humid air can fire strong storms and the occasional severe cell, showing as bright red on radar.
- Lake-effect & winter snow — cold air over the Great Lakes generates snow bands, while larger winter systems can bring widespread snow and ice.
- Fast-moving fronts — open terrain lets systems sweep through quickly, with sharp temperature changes behind them.
Reading the map for Toronto
The prevailing flow is from the west and northwest. Lake Ontario to the south can nudge local conditions — slightly milder lakeside in winter, and a source of moisture for snow bands when winds are right.
When radar looks quiet
Light snow, especially shallow lake-effect bands, can slip below the radar beam. If the map looks empty during light snow, that's often why — see why radar looks empty when it's raining.
Open the live map over Toronto to see current conditions.
Frequently asked questions
Does Toronto get lake-effect snow?
Yes. Cold air crossing Lake Ontario and the other Great Lakes picks up moisture that falls as localized snow downwind. Toronto sees it less intensely than cities directly downwind of the lakes, but bands can still bring sudden heavy snow to parts of the region.
Which way does Toronto's weather move?
Southern Ontario's weather generally arrives from the west and northwest, so systems approach from the left of the map. With open terrain, fronts can move through quickly — press play on the radar loop to judge timing.
SEE IT LIVE
Everything in this guide is on one real-time map.