Flurries and snow squalls today. Local blowing snow. Local amount 5 cm. Wind northwest gusting to 50km/h. High minus 9.
Wind chill minus 28 at 6 a.m.
Flurries. Risk of snow squalls this evening. Local amount 5 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h overnight. Low minus 16. Wind chill minus 25.
Flurries with risk of snow squalls tomorrow. Local amount 5 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h. High minus 10. Wind chill minus 25.
Here are the details of the snow squall warning issued by Environment Canada:
4:46 AM EST Wednesday 13 December 2017
Snow squall warning in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
Snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate.
Lake effect snow squalls are expected to continue this morning.
Additional snowfall amounts near 5 cm are possible this morning. Local blowing snow is also expected leading to reduced visibilities.
Snow squalls will begin to ease later this morning.
Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow. If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions.
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.
