Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
There is a Snow Squall Warning for the area:
“Snow squalls off Lake Huron will be accompanied by westerly to northwesterly winds gusting to 70 km/h and will extend inland at times to the region. Hazardous travel conditions including near zero visibilities as a result of heavy snow and frequent blowing snow are expected.
“The primary hazard will be the poor visibility as opposed to heavy snowfall accumulations.
“Conditions are expected to slowly improve beginning this afternoon.
“Travel will likely be hazardous. Visibility will likely be suddenly reduced to near zero at times. Road closures are possible.
“Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.”
Here is your South Simcoe forecast for this week, per Environment Canada:
| Date | Detailed Forecast |
|---|---|
| Today | Flurries or snow squalls. Blowing snow. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind northwest 50 km/h gusting to 70 diminishing to 30 gusting to 50 late this morning. High minus 5. Wind chill minus 26 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. |
| Tonight | Mainly cloudy. 70 percent chance of flurries changing to 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Local blowing snow early this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light overnight. Low minus 12. Wind chill minus 14 this evening and minus 20 overnight. |
| Wed, 18 Mar | A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy late in the morning. 40 percent chance of flurries late in the afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 20 in the morning and minus 7 in the afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. |
| Night | Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 3. |
| Thu, 19 Mar | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. High plus 3. |
| Night | Cloudy periods. Low minus 3. |
| Fri, 20 Mar | Flurries or rain showers. High plus 3. |
| Night | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Low minus 2. |
| Sat, 21 Mar | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. High plus 4. |
| Night | Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Low minus 1. |
| Sun, 22 Mar | A mix of sun and cloud. High plus 3. |
| Night | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of snow. Low minus 3. |
| Mon, 23 Mar | A mix of sun and cloud. High zero. |
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