Additional snow, freezing rain impacts travel across northern Ontario
Back-to-back storms could bring up to 50 cm of snow to parts of northern Ontario this Easter weekend. An icy mix is expected to continue to create hazardous travel on sections of Hwy 11 and Hwy 17
Another Colorado low will sweep across northern Ontario this Easter weekend, bringing another 10-20 cm of snow to the province. Road closures and isolated power outages are possible.
Weather Highlights:
Saturday (Second Low): Additional 10-20 cm of snow, with 6-12 hours of freezing rain from Wawa to Timmins. Road closures likely
Sunday: Snow tapers off by afternoon; regions with ice/rain transition to flurries. Snow totals may exceed 50 cm in northeastern Ontario.
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An additional 10-20 cm of snow Saturday through Sunday
After a first low moved through late Thursday and into Friday, causing highway closures across the northeast, a second low will move through Saturday, bringing an additional 10-20 cm of snow. Travel along highways 11 and 17 east and west of Thunder Bay will be impacted by the heavy snow throughout the day and into the overnight.
Snowfall warnings have been issued from Fort Frances to Thunder Bay, as well as along Lake Superior's north shore and across northeastern Ontario.
Several hours of freezing rain (6-12 hours) are also forecast from Wawa to Sudbury, including Chapleau and Timmins, through the morning and into the afternoon. Sault Ste. Marie is expected to see the freezing rain linger through the afternoon. Road closures and power outages remain possible for areas that see the most concentrated freezing rain, such as around the Soo.
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By Sunday afternoon, snow will ease, with areas transitioning from ice and rain to flurries.
By the end of the two systems, parts of northeastern Ontario could receive 30-50+ cm of spring snow!
Below-normal temperatures are expected for most of next week, with a brief warm-up possible mid-week as a strong clipper system moves across northern parts of the region.