Weather/Roads

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Montreal River through to St. Joseph Island with other areas also affected. Rain, at times heavy, expected Thursday evening into Friday with totals of 30 to 50 mm possible. The rain will taper off Friday afternoon. This is from a Colorado Low that will track through parts of northeastern Ontario on ...

Throughout Northern Ontario roads are becoming wet, slushy, snow covered. Drive with care as road conditions will change. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road closures without detours or shelter. Always have blankets, and cold weather clothing in your vehicle. Snow tires are important. ...

Today,  Wednesday, October 21, 2020 – members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment and OPP Provincial Liaison Team (PLT) would like to advise the motoring public of a traffic slowdown on Highway 17 between Serpent River First Nation and Mississauga First Nation. Members of the Mississauga and Serpent River First Nation communities are planning peaceful moving slowdown ...

Information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made. Posted at Oct 20, 2020 at 08:37 Highway Range Primary Condition Seconday Condition Visibility Drifting Last Updated Highway 17 From Sault Saint Marie North Limits to Montreal River Bridge No Report 20-10-19 9:59 PM Highway 17 From Montreal River Bridge to ...

Information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change. Posted at Oct 19, 2020 at 08:26   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 Fair No 20-10-19 5:18 AM Northeastern Highway 17 From Montreal River ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...