Saturday Morning News – November 2

Weather – Flurries with risk of snow squalls. Local amount 2 cm. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low.
Tonight Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 7 overnight.

Special weather statement in effect for:

• Wawa – Pukaskwa Park

Flurries continue early this morning. Additional snowfall amounts of 2 cm are possible early this morning. Flurries will taper of as the wind shifts to west later this morning. Driving conditions might be difficult due to reduced visibility.

Special weather statement in effect for:

• Agawa – Lake Superior Park
• Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay

Local significant snowfall amounts are possible today. Cold west and northwest flow over relatively warm waters of Lake Superior are expected to give flurries at times heavy and local snow squalls. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm with locally higher amounts over higher terrain are possible by tonight. Driving conditions might become difficult due to accumulated snow and reduced visibility.

 

News Tidbits – Enbridge Inc. has won in Michigan State Court a decision to permit the Enbridge Line 5,  a 66-year-old crude oil pipeline to continue operating – shipping  540,000 barrels per day of light crude oil and propane to the United States and eastern Canada.

Don’t forget to turn all your clocks back one hour tonight as we end Daylight Savings Time. You should also change all the batteries in your smoke/carbon monoxide detectors as well.