yellow warning - snow squall - in effect
Snow squalls expected today.
What:
Significantly reduced visibility in heavy snow and local blowing snow.
Local snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm.
When:
Ending over the next few hours.
Where:
Primarily along and south of the Highway 401 corridor.
Additional information:
Southwesterly winds becoming westerly and gusting near 50 km/h will result in local blowing and drifting snow. Poor visibility due to intense snowfall rates and local blowing snow will be the predominant hazard.
Snow squalls will move south of the area through the afternoon.
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Travel will likely be hazardous. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic.
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.
Varoitus voimassa ti klo 19:14 - ti klo 22:59
