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Expect ice pellets and freezing rain Thursday

Hazardous winter travelling conditions are expected Thursday through Friday morning
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Freezing rain is on its way.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for:

  • North Bay - Powassan - Mattawa
  • West Nipissing - French River
  • Greater Sudbury
  • Kirkland Lake - New Liskeard - Temagami
  • Huntsville - Parry Sound - Muskoka

Expect a wintry mix of precipitation Thursday into Friday.

A period of ice pellets and freezing rain is expected to begin around midday Thursday and continue through the evening hours. Ice pellet and freezing rain amounts will vary widely.

Hazardous winter travelling conditions are expected Thursday through Friday morning. Motorists should exercise caution and expect longer travel times.

Tonight, periods of light snow or freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 13. Wind chill near minus 20.

Tomorrow, periods of light snow or freezing drizzle changing to periods of ice pellets or freezing rain in the afternoon. Ice pellet amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h near noon. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 20 in the morning and minus 5 in the afternoon. 

Freezing drizzle advisory issued for:

  • Burk's Falls - Bayfield Inlet,
  • Deep River - Whitney - Eastern Algonquin Park,

Freezing drizzle tonight and tomorrow.

Periods of freezing drizzle are expected to affect the region tonight into Thursday. There is the potential for a period of freezing rain Thursday afternoon before temperatures rise above zero and the precipitation changes to rain or drizzle in the evening.

Freezing rain warnings may be required.

Challenging winter travelling conditions are expected today through Thursday due to the prolonged period of icing.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery.

Freezing rain warning issued for:

  •    Témiscaming area, Que. 

We expect near 2 millimetres of freezing precipitation over these areas overnight Thursday night.



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