WOCN11 CWTO 071553 WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:53 A.M. EST FRIDAY 7 MARCH 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHER ADVISORY FOR: =NEW= CALEDON =NEW= WINGHAM - BLYTH - NORTHERN HURON COUNTY =NEW= LISTOWEL - MILVERTON - NORTHERN PERTH COUNTY =NEW= MOUNT FOREST - ARTHUR - NORTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY =NEW= ORANGEVILLE - GRAND VALLEY - SOUTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY =NEW= SAUGEEN SHORES - KINCARDINE - SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY =NEW= FENELON FALLS - BALSAM LAKE PARK - NORTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES UXBRIDGE - BEAVERTON - NORTHERN DURHAM REGION NEWMARKET - GEORGINA - NORTHERN YORK REGION INNISFIL - NEW TECUMSETH - ANGUS SHELBURNE - MANSFIELD - NORTHERN DUFFERIN COUNTY BRUCE PENINSULA - SAUBLE BEACH - TOBERMORY OWEN SOUND - BLUE MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN GREY COUNTY HANOVER - DUNDALK - SOUTHERN GREY COUNTY BARRIE - ORILLIA - MIDLAND LINDSAY - SOUTHERN KAWARTHA LAKES. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== WINTER WEATHER TRAVEL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING. WHAT: REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 CM THIS EVENING. WHEN: THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS OFF LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY HAVE EASED FOR TODAY, HOWEVER ANOTHER ROUND OF BRIEF BUT HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE COMING TO AN END TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO TRANSPORTATION DELAYS. TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN AFFECTED AREAS. SLOW DOWN DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. WATCH FOR TAILLIGHTS AHEAD AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, WATCH FOR TAIL LIGHTS AHEAD AND BE PREPARED TO STOP. SURFACES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS, ROADS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND OTHER TRAVELLER INFORMATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/511, HTTPS://WWW.TWITTER.COM/511ONTARIO, OR CALL 5-1-1. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA END/OSPC