Snow, ice pellets and freezing rain possible Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night.
Special weather statement issued for:
Port Carling – Port Severn,
Bracebridge – Gravenhurst,
Haliburton,
Fenelon Falls – Balsam Lake Park – Northern Kawartha Lakes,
Lindsay – Southern Kawartha Lakes,
Hazards:
Freezing rain with some ice accretion.
Untreated surfaces such as roads, parking lots and walkways may become slippery.
Timing:
Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night.
Discussion:
A mix of snow and ice pellets is expected to move into the area Wednesday afternoon and persist into Wednesday night. Freezing rain is possible before precipitation change over to rain overnight or early Thursday morning as temperature rising. Snow and ice pellets amounts of up to 5 cm is possible, However, at this time there remains considerable uncertainty regarding the ice accretion of freezing rain.
Special weather statement issued for:
South River – Burk’s Falls,
Western Algonquin Park – Lake of Two Rivers,
Huntsville – Baysville,
Town of Parry Sound – Rosseau – Killbear Park,
Current details:
Messy mix of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain possible Wednesday.
Hazards:
Freezing rain with significant ice accretion.
Untreated surfaces such as roads, parking lots and walkways may become slippery.
Timing:
Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night.
Discussion:
A mix of snow and ice pellets is expected to move into the area Wednesday morning or afternoon and persist into Thursday. Significant freezing rain with ice accretion is possible Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. However, at this time there remains considerable uncertainty regarding the amount of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain. A freezing rain warning may be needed as the system approaches.
Significant rainfall and strong winds are also possible on Thursday.
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