Snow and bitterly cold temperatures are expected this weekend.
Eastern Ontario is expected to be on the northern fringe of a major winter storm tracking south of the Great Lakes this weekend.
Periods of snow associated with this storm will begin Saturday afternoon and taper off Sunday morning. The latest analysis suggests that snowfall amounts will range from near 15 cm near Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River to 5 to 10 cm 40 km north of highway 401. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery.
Bitterly cold temperatures and stiff northerly winds will result in wind chill values in the minus 25 to minus 35 range that will continue into Monday morning.
There is still much uncertainty with the track of this winter storm. A more northerly track would increase snowfall amounts while a more southerly track would decrease amounts. Regardless of the track, very cold wind chill values can be expected into Monday morning.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
