Monday News Tidbits – January 27

Weather:

• Wawa – Pukaskwa Park
  • Tonight – Flurries at times heavy becoming mixed with periods of  blizzard near midnight. Local amount 10 to 15 cm. Blowing snow overnight. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 80 near midnight. Low -6. Wind chill near -16.
  • Monday – Flurries at times heavy and periods of blizzard ending in the afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Local amount 10 to 15 cm. Blowing snow in the morning and early in the afternoon. Wind west 50 km/h gusting to 80 becoming north 30 gusting to 50 late in the afternoon. High -1 with temperature falling to -8 in the afternoon. Wind chill -9 in the morning and -14 in the afternoon.
  • Monday night – Partly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries in the evening and after midnight. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near midnight. Low -22. Wind chill -14 in the evening and -30 overnight. Risk of frostbite.
• White River – Dubreuilville
  • Tonight – Flurries. Risk of snow squalls overnight. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Local blowing snow overnight. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 80. Low -6. Wind chill near -15.
  • Monday – Flurries at times heavy ending in the afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud. Risk of snow squalls in the morning and early in the afternoon. Local amount 5 to 10 cm. Local blowing snow in the morning and early in the afternoon. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 80 becoming north 30 gusting to 60 in the afternoon. High -1 with temperature falling to -9 in the afternoon. Wind chill -9 in the morning and -15 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low.
  • Monday night – Partly cloudy. 60% chance of flurries in the evening and after midnight. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light near midnight. Low -23. Wind chill -15 in the evening and -31 overnight. Risk of frostbite.

News Tidbits:

• The roads are not great (visibility and blowing/accumulating snow) between Wawa and White River. Highway 17 between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie is not any better. Sault Ste. Marie has declared a significant weather event with anticipated heavy snowfall continuing until further notice
• All the snow is a good thing for snowmobilers and cross country skiers!
• Sad to hear that SSM’s Peavy Mart is on the list of closures. The store will be missed, as well as the loss of jobs.