Freezing rain warning issued

Several hours of freezing rain is expected late this evening and so Environment Canada has issued a warning for:

• North Bay - West Nipissing, 
• Mattawa
• Greater Sudbury and vicinity,
• New Liskeard - Temagami,
• Kirkland Lake
• Témiscaming area, Que.
• South River - Burk's Falls,
• Deep River - Whitney - Eastern Algonquin Park
• Huntsville - Baysville,

Freezing rain overnight to Friday morning.

Precipitation will begin as snow late this afternoon or evening, then change to ice pellets. Ice pellets will change to freezing rain overnight. Freezing rain will continue for several hours before finally changing to rain Friday morning. Cloudy with periods of snow mixed with ice pellets this evening. Freezing rain beginning after midnight. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 1 with the temperature rising to zero by morning

This winter weather is associated with a Colorado Low that will track across northeastern Ontario Friday.

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

Slow down driving in slippery conditions. Watch for taillights ahead and maintain a safe following distance.

Freezing rain warnings are issued when rain falling in sub-zero temperatures creates ice build-up and icy surfaces.