Weather/Roads

Winter storm watch

Winter storm watch in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A significant winter storm is expected Sunday night into Monday. A low-pressure system is expected to track over Northeastern Ontario Monday bringing snow and blowing snow to the area. Snow is expected to begin late Sunday evening before becoming heavy overnight. Northerly winds gusting near 60 ...

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Significant Rain Expected Saturday Night (Montreal River and East)

5:16 AM EDT Saturday 28 March 2020 Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Heavy rainfall possible Saturday night into Sunday. Rain, heavy at times, is forecast to begin overnight Saturday and continue into Sunday. Thunderstorms may accompany the rain, starting in Southwestern Ontario in the ...

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Snowfall Warning and Rain changing to Snow

Snowfall warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Snow, heavy at times, today into tonight. Snow will become heavy at times today and continue into this evening before tapering off on Friday. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm are expected by the time the snow comes to an end. Be prepared to adjust ...

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More Snow on the way for Thursday

12:09 PM EDT Wednesday 18 March 2020 Special weather statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid Significant snowfall expected Thursday into Thursday night. An approaching low pressure system will track over ...

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More snow expected Monday

Mar 15, 2020 at 18:29 At 3:30 this afternoon, Environment Canada issued at Special Weather Statement for an area spanning Pukaskwa Park to Lake Superior Park. The snow is expected to begin early Monday morning with snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm possible by Monday evening from Pic River to Wawa. From Wawa to Montreal River, similar snowfall amounts ...

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Snowfall & Wind Warning ( Lake Superior Park – Searchmont & East)

6:24 AM EDT Friday 13 March 2020 Snow squall warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Lake effect snow squalls and blowing snow developing this morning. Westerly snow squalls will develop off Lake Superior this morning. Local snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm are possible by Friday evening. Furthermore, ...

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Significant Snow Expected tonight and through Thursday evening

Environment Canada is warning of a significant snowfall expected tonight through Thursday night for an area ranging from Nipigon to Wawa/Dubreuilville. The snow is expected to begin tonight with amounts of 5 to 10 cm. Thursday morning the snow will lessen, however it may change to some rain as temperatures warm to just above freezing. By late afternoon Thursday, temperatures ...

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Significant Snowfall expected Wednesday Night

Environment Canada is warning that significant snow is expected Wednesday night into Thursday. Snowfall amounts of 15cm are possible in a region spanning Wawa/Dubreuilville to Nipigon. A low pressure system moving into northwestern Ontario Wednesday night will bring potentially significant snowfall to the region. Snowfall is expected to begin overnight on Wednesday and continue until Thursday evening.

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Freezing Rain (Montreal River Harbour and east)

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the following areas: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Blind River – Thessalon This afternoon periods of rain are expected to change into freezing rain, and then changing to brief periods of freezing drizzle or snow overnight. Environment ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana) – OPEN

  Mar 6, 2020 at 04:02 – At 3:40 a.m. the highway was opened. Mar 5, 2020 at 19:50 – Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay has been closed due to a jack-knifed tractor-trailer in the Montreal River Harbour area, eastbound lane blocked at Pancake Bay for a disabled vehicle, and poor weather and road conditions.

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Snowfall Warning Continues

Snowfall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Blind River – Thessalon Manitoulin Island Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Significant snowfall expected this afternoon and evening. Snow has started to begin and will continue through tonight before coming to an end Friday morning. Total snowfall amounts of 15 ...

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Snowfall Warning

Snowfall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Blind River – Thessalon Manitoulin Island Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Significant snowfall expected this afternoon and evening. Snow is expected to begin this morning and continue through tonight before coming to an end Friday morning. Total snowfall amounts of ...

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Great Lakes remain Near or Above Record-High Levels

Conditions across the Great Lakes were drier this past month and the water levels of both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan-Huron declined more than they typically do in February. Nonetheless, an exceptional volume of water remains in the system and all of the Great Lakes remain near or above record-high water levels for this time of year. Water levels are ...

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More Snow Coming

Special weather statements in effect for: Chapleau – Gogama Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Greater Sudbury and vicinity Kirkland Lake – Temiskaming Shores – Temagami Manitoulin – Blind River – Killarney Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North North Bay – West Nipissing Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East Timmins – Cochrane Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa Snow on the ...

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Extreme Cold Warning Ended

Feb 14, 2020 at 10:52 Extreme Cold Warning ended for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville, and all areas in red in the graphic to the right   Feb 14, 2020 at 08:01 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville, and all areas in red in the graphic to the right ...

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