Dec 28, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of light snow becoming mixed with ice pellets this morning and ending near noon then cloudy with 40% chance of light snow or ice pellets. Risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill -8 this morning. Tonight – Cloudy. 40% chance of light snow or ...
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Area Road Conditions – December 28
Dec 28, 2022 at 06:56 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511. Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Partly snow covered Good No 22-12-28 5:27 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Partly snow covered Good Yes 22-12-28 ...
Read More »Hwy 631 (White River to Hornepayne) OPEN
The highway was opened at 2:25 a.m. Dec 27, 2022 at 20:45 At 8:38 p.m. ON511 advised that Hwy 631 closed from Hornepayne to White River due to weather. Dec 27, 2022 at 20:01 HWY 631 is closed in the White River area due to a collision. The highway was closed at 7:38 p.m.
Read More »Winter Weather Travel Advisory (Pukaskwa Park to Wawa)
Dec 27, 2022 at 14:25 At 2:10 p.m. Environment Canada Issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory for Pukaskwa Park, White River, Dubreuilville and Wawa. This advisory encompasses other areas as well (in grey in graphic to the right) Snow at times heavy is expected to move through the region this afternoon and evening. Visibility may be significantly reduced at times ...
Read More »Snow Squall Warning (LSPP to Searchmont) ENDED
Dec 27, 2022 at 11:31 At 11:11 Environment Canada ended this snow squall warning. Dec 27, 2022 at 08:01 A Snow squall Warning is in effect from LSPP to Searchmont. Snow squalls off Lake Superior are expected to continue through this afternoon. Additional local snowfall amounts up to 10 cm are possible. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be ...
Read More »Morning News – December 27
Dec 27, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries this morning. Periods of snow beginning early this afternoon. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this afternoon. High -4. Wind chill near -14. Tonight – Periods of snow ending late this evening then cloudy with 60% chance of flurries or ...
Read More »Area Road Conditions – December 27
Dec 27, 2022 at 06:30 Here are the road conditions for the Wawa area as posted by ON511 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Date & Time Highway 101 From Highway 144 to Shawmere River Partly snow covered Snow covered, partly snow packed Good No 22-12-27 5:40 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Bare ...
Read More »Hwy 631 (Hornepayne and Hwy 11) OPEN
Dec 25, 2022 at 11:32 The highway was opened at 11:13 a.m. Dec 25, 2022 at 07:10 Hwy 11 is closed from Hornepayne to the Hwy 11/631 Junction due to poor weather and road conditions. Dec 24, 2022 at 23:55 The highway is now open from White River to Hornepayne. Hwy 631 remains closed from Hornepayne to Nagagami ...
Read More »Morning News – December 25
Dec 25, 2022 at 07:56 A very Merry Christmas to everyone! Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 60% chance of flurries early this morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this afternoon. High -12. Wind chill -28 this morning and -18 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...
Read More »Snow Squalls (Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island)
Snow squalls will continue to affect the Sault Ste. Marie area. Additional local snowfall accumulations of near 10 cm are possible by this evening. Snow squalls and strong winds are expected to ease tonight. Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Visibility will be suddenly ...
Read More »Hwy 17 (Wawa to White River) OPEN
Dec 24, 2022 at 11:52 The highway has been opened. Dec 24, 2022 at 10:58 Hwy 17 remains closed from Wawa to White River due to poor weather and road conditions. Dec 24, 2022 at 07:45 Highway 17 is closed from Wawa to White River due to poor weather and road conditions. As a default, the Dubreuilville Highway is also ...
Read More »Hwy 519 (Hwy 17 to Dubreuilville) OPEN
The highway was reopened. Dec 24, 2022 at 10:57 Highway 519 remains closed at this time due to poor weather and road conditions. Dec 24, 2022 at 08:45 At 8:26 a.m. Highway 519 was closed due to poor weather and road conditions.
Read More »ON511 Website Resumes Service
Dec 24, 2022 at 09:36 ON511 has returned to life. Dec 24, 2022 at 09:17 The ON511 website is down at this time. It went down about 9 a.m. probably due to the pressure from motorists looking for highway conditions and road closures. Wawa-news will continue to update road closures from alternate sources.
Read More »Hwy 547 (Hawk) OPEN
Dec 24, 2022 at 09:27 At 9:07, Highway 547 was reopened. Dec 24, 2022 at 07:51 Hwy 647 from Hwy 101 to Hawk Junction is closed due to a collision. The highway was closed at 7:18 a.m.
Read More »Weather Warnings & Updates for Northern Ontario
The weather conditions are changing, and this is not an entire compliation of weather warnings. Wawa-news is concentrating information for those who are travelling through the Wawa area. Environment Canada is warning “Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Visibility will be ...
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