A thick blanket of snow covers Prince Edward Deputy Fire Chief Robert Rutter’s back porch. Photo courtesy of Robert Rutter
Special weather statement in effect for:
Belleville – Quinte West – Eastern Northumberland County
Cobourg – Colborne – Western Northumberland County
Potential for some brief heavy snow along a cold front late today. A more widespread snowfall likely Monday and Monday night.
An Arctic cold front will cross Southern Ontario late this afternoon into this evening. It will likely be accompanied by a brief burst of heavier snow with reduced visibilities affecting travel. A coating of a couple of centimetres in a short timeframe is possible in some areas.
On Monday, a general snowfall of 5 to 10 cm appears likely. Although localized slightly higher amounts are possible, snowfall warnings are not expected (where at least 15 cm would have to fall within 12 hours).
The snow will begin during the day on Monday and taper off later Monday night.
Environment Canada will continue to monitor this situation and update statements accordingly.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ec.cpio-tempetes-ospc-storms.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
