TORONTO - Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for southern, eastern and northeastern Ontario, saying a snowfall Thursday could create poor driving conditions.
The weather agency says an Alberta clipper will move across southern and eastern Ontario, bringing a general snowfall to all the regions.
A total of 10 to 15 centimetres of snow is expected to fall from the Grey-Bruce area of southern Ontario, east across Muskoka and into the Ottawa Valley.
Further south, most regions will receive five to 10 centimetres of snow, except for the Windsor and Chatham areas where snowfall amounts will be five centimetres or less due to brief ice pellets or freezing rain mixing in during the morning.
Northeastern Ontario will also see snowfall amounts ranging from five to 10 centimetres over southwestern sections, with 10 to possibly 15 centimetres expected from Kapuskasing through Timmins and Cochrane to North Bay.
The agency says brisk and gusty northwesterly winds will usher in colder Arctic air beginning this evening, with blowing snow expected in some areas overnight.
Motorists are being warned to expect poor driving conditions since roads may become snow covered and slippery and there could be low visibility due to occasional blowing snow.
