Temperatures may be on the rise this week, but keep your boots ready.

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Monday afternoon warning of potential wintery weather on Wednesday, including freezing rain.

This could impact the morning commute and make for slippery roads, before turning into rain during the day.

Late Monday morning, the City of Toronto ended its latest extreme cold weather alert. It was first issued on Saturday.

The cold weekend saw temperatures plummet to -16C on Sunday. The mercury is expected to rise to a high of -4C on Monday before hitting 1C by Tuesday, according to Environment Canada.

The temperature will peak on Wednesday at 6C and stay above the freezing mark throughout the week.

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And in case you were wondering, no, this isn’t the coldest St. Patrick’s Day Toronto has ever had on record – that was in 1950, when the mercury sank to -19.5C. Still, today isn’t close to the average high of 4.3C.

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South of the border the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic were battered by another winter storm on Sunday. Areas such as West Virginia saw up to 25 cm of snow, while cities along the coast such as Washington D.C. and New Jersey saw a lesser amount.

· Interactive: 15 years of temperatures compared, Jan. 1 to March 12

Clear skies should make for a problem free commute this evening.

Correction - March 17, 2014: This article was edited from a previous version that misstated the temperature for March 17,1950.



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