Freezing rain warning in effect for:
- Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake
Freezing rain overnight to Friday morning.
Precipitation will begin as snow late this afternoon or evening, then change to ice pellets. Ice pellets will change to freezing rain overnight. Freezing rain will continue for several hours before finally changing to rain Friday morning.
This winter weather is associated with a Colorado Low that will track across Northeastern Ontario Friday.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and hazardous. Slow down driving in slippery conditions. Watch for taillights ahead and maintain a safe following distance.
Freezing rain warnings are issued when rain falling in sub-zero temperatures creates ice build-up and icy surfaces.
Special weather statement in effect for:
- Manitoulin Island
Snow beginning this afternoon changing to ice pellets or freezing rain this evening.
Precipitation will move over Northeastern Ontario this afternoon. The precipitation is likely to begin as snow before changing to ice pellets this evening. Ice pellets will change to rain or freezing rain overnight.
Snow and ice pellet amounts of a trace to 2 cm are likely. The freezing rain may last for a brief period before temperatures rise above zero early Friday morning.