Extreme cold, snowfall warnings, freezing rain are expected to hit portions of Canada today
CTV
Winter is rearing again in parts of Canada, with another Colorado storm system bringing freezing rain and snow to Ontario, Quebec and the East Coast, while B.C. is recovering from a separate wintry blast.
Another Colorado low weather system is barrelling towards Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada today.
The storm is expected to hit southern Ontario by late afternoon, bringing freezing rain and snow to the area as it travels eastward towards Quebec and the Maritimes on Tuesday.
Environment Canada upgraded its forecast from a special weather statement over the weekend to a winter weather travel advisory on Monday, to reflect the hazardous winter travel conditions expected in Ontario.
Areas including Windsor, Simcoe, Sarnia, Elgin and Caledonia, Ont. are under freezing rain warnings on Monday. According to Environment Canada, residents should expect ice accretion of 2 to 5 millimetres followed by strong eastern winds blowing at around 70 kilometres per hour.
"Precipitation is forecast to begin late this morning or early this afternoon as snow or ice pellets before transitioning to freezing rain later this afternoon," the agency's website reads. "By late evening the temperatures are forecast to rise above zero and the risk for freezing rain will come to an end."
Cities including Hamilton, Toronto, the Region of Peel and Peterborough are under weather advisory statements from Environment Canada as of Monday morning.
As temperatures change into the evening, Environment Canada says snow will fall with a peak between 2 to 4 centimetres of per hour, with expected totals around 5 to 10 cintemetres.
