Flurries ending this morning then cloudy with a 60 percent chance of flurries. Risk of snow squalls early this morning. Local amount 10 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light near noon. Temperature falling to minus 13 this afternoon.
Partly cloudy tonight. Low minus 18.
A mix of sun and cloud tomorrow. Becoming cloudy near noon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h late in the afternoon. High minus 9.
Here are the details of the snow squall warning issued by Environment Canada:
4:45 AM EST Saturday 16 December 2017
Snow squall warning in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
- Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake
- Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago
Snow squalls have developed to the southeast of Georgian Bay. Snowfall rates of several centimetres per hour are possible in bursts of heavy snow.
Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm are likely before the snow squalls end later this morning.
Strong and gusty winds will result in occasional blowing snow this morning.
Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations.
Snow squall warnings are issued when bands of snow form that produce intense accumulating snow or near zero visibilities.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
