Active AlertsGotham, ON

Snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibility will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate.

Snow squalls expected today.

What:
Poor visibility in bursts of heavier snow and blowing snow.
Local snowfall accumulations up to 10 cm.

When:
Today.

Additional information:
Lake effect snow off Lake Huron and Georgian Bay is expected to rapidly develop this morning with the passage of a cold front. Strong northwesterly winds gusting up to 70 km/h will accompany the snow squalls, which will result in areas of blowing snow.

The main threat with these snow squalls will be poor visibility in blowing snow and bursts of heavier snow. Snowfall accumulations should not be overly significant.

Conditions should improve later this afternoon.

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Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Consider postponing non-essential travel and outdoor activities until conditions improve.