Surroundings Canada has issued winter climate journey advisories and snowfall warnings for the Nationwide Capital Area as heavy snowfall is predicted Monday afternoon and into the evening.
Ottawa and surrounding areas may see snowfall accumulation of as much as 20 centimetres, and the nationwide climate company is warning of low visibility in areas of heavy snow in addition to snow lined and icy roads.
The snow is predicted to advance into jap Ontario starting Monday afternoon and change into heavy at occasions within the night.
It’s going to taper off to flurries late within the evening adopted by a danger of freezing drizzle Tuesday morning, Surroundings Canada mentioned.
Though the climate company remains to be not sure the place the heaviest snowfall might happen, it mentioned most elements of the area can anticipate as much as 15 centimetres of snow with 20 centimetres doable domestically. A lot of Ottawa and Gatineau will seemingly see 10 to fifteen centimetres.
Motorists ought to anticipate hazardous driving circumstances and “regulate journey plans accordingly,” the company added.
“The visibility will probably be obstructed,” meteorologist Michelle Fleury instructed CBC. “However the good factor is there’s not going to be that a lot wind, so we do not actually anticipate blowing snow.”
Snowfall warnings are in place for a lot of jap Ontario, whereas southwestern Quebec and Ottawa are below climate advisories.
