A special weather statement is in effect.
Mostly clouds today with periods of rain or snow beginning late this afternoon, wind gusting to 40 km/h and the high 4.
Risk of freezing rain overnight, wind gusting to 60 km/h late this evening and a low zero.
Rainy Friday and the high 3.
Here is the special weather statement issued by Environment Canada:
5:04 AM EDT Thursday 30 March 2017
Special weather statement in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
- Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake
- Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago
A low pressure system over Missouri will track towards Southern Ontario in the next couple of days.
Precipitation associated with this system is expected to reach areas southwest of a line from Wingham-Blyth-Northern Huron County to Hamilton during the day today, then spread into the Toronto - Barrie corridor later this afternoon.
It will likely begin as some snow mixed with rain, then change over to rain by Thursday evening.
Periods of rain will then continue through much of Friday before tapering off Friday night.
Total rainfall amounts in the 15 to 25 mm range are possible.
There is also a risk of freezing rain late today in a few areas before the mixed precipitation changes to rain.
Caution is advised for travel due to potentially slippery roads prior to the changeover to rain.
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.
