Local crews work on snow during a storm
Environment Canada is calling for a snowstorm in Milton this coming weekend.
A Special Weather Statement has been issued for our community and the surrounding area. The forecast is calling for lots of precipitation that will start off as rain on Thursday, and shift to snow as the weekend progresses. As temperatures drop, this could lead to a flash freeze – which is very dangerous for motorists on the roads. Here’s the full warning from Environment Canada:
Precipitation may begin as rain or snow late Thursday before possibly transitioning to rain in many areas early Friday. Temperatures are expected to plummet on Friday leading to a potential flash freeze for locations that receive rainfall. Rapidly falling temperatures will be accompanied by strong to potentially damaging winds along with snow that may be heavy at times. Blizzard conditions are possible late Friday into the weekend for areas downwind of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
A multi-day lake effect snow event is expected into the weekend in the wake of the system for locations east of the Great Lakes.
While there is high confidence in a high impact winter storm, the details regarding wind speeds, precipitation types and amounts remain highly uncertain at this time. Please monitor your local forecast and the latest alerts for your area.
Consider altering plans through the holiday weekend as travel conditions may become dangerous. Extensive utility outages are possible. Temperatures Friday night into the weekend will likely be the coldest of the season to date.
