Environment Canada is warning that a period of freezing rain is possible early Monday morning.

The City of Toronto is under a special weather statement, while the surrounding region is facing a freezing rain warning.

According to the forecast, temperatures will rise rapidly on Monday, as a warm front rolls in, and it will rain for most of the day. A high of 11 C is expected, with an overnight low of zero degrees.

If the temperature indeed reaches 11 C, it will be the warmest Boxing Day ever recorded in Toronto, according to Environment Canada. The current record is held by the year 1982, when it was 9.8 degrees on this day.

Average temperatures on Dec. 26 usually hover around the freezing point.

Dec. 27 will see the weather return to normal as temperatures hover around the zero degree mark, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries expected.

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