Winter storm expected to hit Guelph, Waterloo Region on Wednesday afternoon
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Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Guelph, Waterloo Region and Wellington County which warns of an impending snow storm for the area.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Guelph, Waterloo Region and Wellington County to warn of an impending snowstorm for the area.
Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell said that after the area experiences a warm spell, which will melt some of the show from mid-January’s major storm, temperatures will drop below freezing on Wednesday afternoon.
At that point, rainfall is expected to turn into snow which will soon begin to accumulate causing difficult driving conditions for the afternoon commute which will run right into Thursday.
“A second wave of low pressure is forecast to form in Texas and also ride north along the front Thursday into Friday. There is still lots of uncertainty with this second system but more snow is possible later this week,” he said.
At least 10 cm to 20 cm of snow is expected right across the Toronto area with snowfall amounts topping 30 cm in southwest Ontario and into the Niagara Region, Farnell said.
Winds of between 30 km/h to 50 km/h are also expected to cause blowing and drifting snow, he added.
Farnell also said although there is still lots of uncertainty with this snowstorm, the expected long-duration storm could last more than 48 hours.
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