A winter weather travel advisory has been issued for areas of central Ontario on Monday leading into Tuesday morning.
A heavy burst of snow is expected in the Barrie area with small local amounts of accumulation, however, to the north and eastern regions, five to 15 centimetres are expected, with a northwesterly wind gusting up to 70 kilometres per hour.
Environment Canada issued the snow advisory for:
- Barrie,
- Collingwood,
- Hillsdale,
- Midland,
- Coldwater,
- Orr Lake,
- Orangeville,
- Grand Valley,
- Southern and Northern Dufferin County,
- Shelburne,
- Mansfield,
- Hanover,
- Dundalk,
- Southern and Northern Grey County,
- Owen Sound,
- The Blue Mountains,
- Port Carling,
- Port Severn,
- Huntsville,
- Baysville,
- Parry Sound,
- Rosseau and
- Killbear Park.
The national weather agency says in a new release that “drivers are to expect hazardous winter driving conditions and to plan travel plans accordingly.”
