Happy Friday!
A Special Weather Statement is in place for the area:
“A strong cold front will move through the area this morning. Winds will strengthen and temperatures will rapidly fall below the freezing mark in behind the front.
“Travel may become difficult at times.
“Local utility outages are possible.”
A Snow Squall Watch is also in effect for the area:
“Winds are expected to shift from west to northwest through the day. As a result, any snow squalls that develop are not expected to remain over any given location for a long period of time. Reduced visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow will be the primary hazard as opposed to snowfall accumulations.
“Travel may be hazardous. Visibility may be suddenly reduced to near zero at times.
“Prepare for the possibility of quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.”
Here is your Orangeville forecast for this weekend and the start of next week, per Environment Canada:
| Date | Detailed Forecast |
|---|---|
| Today | Rain changing to flurries this morning. Risk of snow squalls this afternoon. Local blowing snow this afternoon. Local snowfall amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this afternoon. Temperature falling to minus 5 this morning then steady. Wind chill minus 16 this afternoon. |
| Tonight | Flurries ending before morning then cloudy. Risk of snow squalls this evening. Local blowing snow this evening. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 50 km/h gusting to 70 diminishing to 30 gusting to 50 late this evening then becoming light overnight. Low minus 7. Wind chill near minus 16. |
| Sat, 20 Dec | Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning in the afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 13 in the morning and minus 7 in the afternoon. UV index 1 or low. |
| Night | Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 4. |
| Sun, 21 Dec | Flurries or snow squalls. High minus 4. |
| Night | Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 6. |
| Mon, 22 Dec | A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 1. |
| Night | Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 6. |
| Tue, 23 Dec | Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. High plus 3. |
| Night | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 8. |
| Wed, 24 Dec | Cloudy. High minus 2. |
| Night | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low minus 3. |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. High plus 4. |
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