Snow and rain coming soon to points north

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

*************************** SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR

GERALDTON - MANITOUWADGE - HORNEPAYNE - NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH - WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA - KAPUSKASING - HEARST - TIMMINS - COCHRANE - CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA.

SNOW AND RAIN EXPECTED TODAY

AN ALBERTA CLIPPER TRACKING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PRAIRIES WILL REACH NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT IS SPREADING INTO NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO.

FREEZING RAIN OVER THE REGIONS BETWEEN GERALDTON TO KAPUSKASING HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OR RAIN.

AS A RESULT FREEZING RAIN WARNING HAS BEEN ENDED.

PERIODS OF SNOW BETWEEN LAKE NIPIGON AND THE QUEBEC BORDER WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND END FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT LEAVING AMOUNTS 10 TO 15 CM.

FURTHER SOUTH RAIN IS EXPECTED.

ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY.

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