Snow likely for much of Northern Ontario

Environment Canada has issued the following special weather statement for Wawa - White River - Hornepayne - Pukaskawa - Hearst - Chapleau - Gogama - Superior North - Timmins - Cochrane - Kapuskasing - Kirkland Lake - New Liskeard - Temagami - Superio

************************* SOME WINTER-LIKE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER IOWA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND TRACK TO THE NORTH, CROSSING LAKE SUPERIOR LATE SUNDAY.

WHILE NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE STORM IN LAT OCTOBER, THIS SYSTEM IS STILL EXPECTED TO BRING A MIX OF WINTRY WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF NORTHERN ONTARIO.

SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE NORTH AND EAST TONIGHT.

THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

AT THIS TIME GENERAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 5 CM ARE EXPECTED.

HOWEVER HIGHER AMOUNTS FOR THUNDER BAY AND SUPERIOR WEST ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE EAST WINDS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR, SO 10 CM IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 10 CM ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE GERALDTON AREA DUE TO THE LONGER DURATION OF THE SNOW.

ALSO OF CONCERN IS THE RISK OF FREEZING RAIN FOR REGIONS FROM WAWA AND MANITOUWADGE EAST TO THE QUEBEC BORDER.

THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TIMING AND TYPE OF PRECIPITATION SO TRAVELLERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THEIR LOCAL FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE FOUND BY CONSULTING THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECAST.

THE NEXT PUBLIC FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED BY 11 AM.

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