A snow squall warning and a special weather statement are in effect.
Flurries and local snow squalls today. Local amount 5 cm. Wind gusting to 40 km/h. High minus 2.
Mainly cloudy tomorrow. 30 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Snow beginning late in the morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. High minus 6.
Here are the details of the weather alerts issued by Environment Canada:
6:24 AM EST Sunday 10 December 2017
Snow squall warning in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
- Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake
- Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago
Lake effect snow squalls are affecting the Midland to Orillia area this morning.
Snowfall rates of a few cm per hour are likely under the strongest squalls. Some areas could see 15 to 20 cm before the squalls weaken later this morning.
Highways 400 and 11 are likely to be affected.
Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations. Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations.
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.
5:06 AM EST Sunday 10 December 2017
Special weather statement in effect for:
- Barrie - Collingwood - Hillsdale
- Midland - Coldwater - Orr Lake
- Orillia - Lagoon City - Washago
Potential for some brief heavy snow along a cold front late today. A more widespread snowfall likely Monday and Monday night.
An Arctic cold front will cross Southern Ontario late this afternoon into this evening. It will likely be accompanied by a brief burst of heavier snow with reduced visibilities affecting travel. A coating of a couple of centimetres in a short timeframe is possible in some areas.
On Monday, a general snowfall of 5 to 10 cm appears likely. Although localized slightly higher amounts are possible, snowfall warnings are not expected (where at least 15 cm would have to fall within 12 hours).
The snow will begin during the day on Monday and taper off later Monday night.
Environment Canada will continue to monitor this situation and update statements accordingly.
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.
