Weather/Roads

Morning Road Conditions – October 18

Information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change. Posted at Oct 18, 2020 at 08:16 Highway Range Primary Condition Seconday Condition Visibility Drifting Last Updated Highway 17 From Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge No Report 20-10-17 5:21 PM Highway 17 From Montreal River Bridge to Mijinemunghshing Lake No Report ...

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Morning Road Conditions – October 17

Information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change Highway Range Primary Condition Seconday Condition Visibility Drifting Last Updated Highway 17 From Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge Bare and wet road Good No 20-10-17 5:21 AM Highway 17 From Montreal River Bridge to Mijinemunghshing Lake Bare and wet road Partly ...

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Snow coming for the North Shore of Lake Superior

The first significant snowfall of the season is possible this weekend for the region (Rossport and points west). However, as was seen earlier today – that weather may spread and include points east, including Wawa. Snow is expected to begin in Northwestern Ontario on Saturday morning and into the afternoon, tapering off by early Sunday morning. It is estimated that ...

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Highway 17 (Marathon – Terrace Bay) OPEN

Oct 16, 2020 at 14:51 – Highway 17 has been reopened.   Oct 16, 2020 at 10:13 – Highway 17 has been closed in both directions between Terrace Bay (Mill Road) and Marathon (Peninsula Road) due to weather conditions.

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Travelling West – Be Prepared for Winter

If you are planning to travel west this weekend or perhaps even today – you may wish to ensure that your vehicle and you are ready for wintry conditions – and sudden road closures. Environment Canada is warning that the first significant snowfall of the season is possible this weekend for Northwestern Ontario. This warning was targeted for Rossport and ...

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Heavy rain expected along Lake Superior’s Northern Shores

Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Rain at times heavy today and tonight. A low pressure system will bring rain to regions along the west shore of Lake Superior this morning, then to regions along the ...

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Heavy Rain expected Monday & Monday Night

6:39 PM EDT Sunday 11 October 2020 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Cloud Bay – Dorion City of Thunder Bay Rain at times heavy Monday and Monday night. A low pressure system will bring rain at ...

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Rain, and more rain expected today and tomorrow

Special weather statements in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Little Abitibi – Kesagami Lake 30 to 50 mm of rain possible this afternoon and tonight. Rain will start this morning from south and become heavy sometime this afternoon. ...

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Fog Advisory – Montreal River Harbour to St. Joseph Island

At 5:48 this morning, Environment Canada issued a fog advisory for an area spanning Montreal River Harbour to St. Joseph Island. The EC website warns that, “Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring over some areas. Dense fog patches have developed this morning and are expected to persist for several hours before dissipating later this morning.” Motorists are ...

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Frost Advisory for Tonight

Frost advisory in effect for: CITY OF THUNDER BAY KENORA – NESTOR FALLS DRYDEN – IGNACE FORT FRANCES – RAINY LAKE ATIKOKAN – UPSALA – QUETICO SUPERIOR WEST RED LAKE – EAR FALLS SIOUX LOOKOUT – SAVANT LAKE LAKE NIPIGON – WABAKIMI GERALDTON – MANITOUWADGE – HORNEPAYNE NIPIGON – MARATHON – SUPERIOR NORTH WAWA – WHITE RIVER – PUKASKWA AGAWA ...

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Environment Canada issues Frost Advisory

At 3:27 Environment Canada updated their Frost Advisory to include Wawa and the surrounding area. Frost Advisory For: =New= City of Thunder Bay =New= Superior West =New= Manitouwadge – Hornepayne =New= Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North =New= Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa =New= Agawa – Lake Superior Park =New= Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake From earlier: Dryden – Ignace ...

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Frost Advisory

At 3:22 p.m. Environment Canada issued a Frost Advisory for the following areas: Savant Lake – Sturgeon Lake Lake Nipigon – Wabakimi Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa City Of Thunder Bay Dryden – Ignace Fort Frances – Rainy Lake Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico Superior West, and Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North. Frost ...

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Frost Advisory

At 8:52 a.m. the Frost Advisory ended for: Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa, Agawa – Lake Superior Park, Timmins – Cochrane – Iroquois Falls, Chapleau – Gogama, and Kirkland Lake – Englehart. It continues for: City of Thunder Bay, Kenora – Nestor Falls, Dryden – Ignace, Fort Frances – Rainy Lake, Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico, Superior West, and ...

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Frost Advisory

At 3:17 this afternoon, Environment Canada issued a Frost Advisory for the following areas: City Of Thunder Bay, Kenora, Nestor Falls, Dryden – Ignace, Fort Frances – Rainy Lake,  Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico, Superior West, Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North, Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa, Agawa – Lake Superior Park, Timmins – Cochrane – Iroquois Falls, Chapleau ...

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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain expected tonight

Environment Canada warns that thunderstorms with heavy rain producing local amounts of 50 to 75 mm is possible late this afternoon and tonight for the following regions: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Greater Sudbury And Vicinity Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Manitoulin – Blind River – ...

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