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Trees were downed, schools were closed and flights were delayed Tuesday across Ontario as freezing rain spread across the province. See photos here

Freezing rain event leaves major damage behind. See photos


Leeanna McLean
Digital Reporter

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 7:02 PM - Trees were downed, schools were closed and flights were delayed across Ontario to start the week as freezing rain spread across the province.

Freezing drizzle advisories wrapped on Wednesday, with the National Capital Region and surrounding areas seeing the last of the slippery weather.

See below for a breakdown of what to expect.


Highlights

  • Freezing drizzle tapered off Wednesday afternoon for eastern Ontario
  • Icy roads Wednesday morning forced officials to cancel school buses in the Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Muskoka. Peel School Board also cancelled buses in Caledon
  • High pressure is moving up the Ohio Valley and will bring temperatures above freezing for the rest of the week, with some areas in southwestern Ontario to reach the double digits by Saturday
  • Large and slow-moving system tracks south of the Great Lakes early next week.
  • Colder pattern lies ahead for late January into February


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Looking ahead to early next week, a slow-moving system is expected to track south of the Great Lakes.

"Typically a favourable track for wintry weather, the lack of Arctic air means mostly rain for Ontario and Quebec," says The Weather Network's Dr. Doug Gillham. "The system taps into subtropical moisture, so we will have to keep an eye on whether that makes it across the border into Ontario and Quebec."

Another system is expected to arrive mid-to-late week, which also looks to bring rain with a return to cooler temperatures.

"Transition to colder pattern will likely come in steps due to the lack of true Arctic air to work with, but colder pattern looks to be more persistent for February (with a return to lake-effect snow)."

See what the freezing rain left behind in Ontario below.

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