Southern Canada Braces for Wintry Mix This Week

Residents across parts of southern Canada are bracing for a wintry mix of weather this week, with periods of snow, flurries and freezing drizzle expected to impact travel and daily routines starting today.

Environment Canada forecasts indicate mainly cloudy skies dominating the region, with a 40 percent chance of flurries through much of the day. Early morning hours carry a risk of freezing drizzle, particularly in areas where temperatures hover steadily near 2 degrees Celsius. Winds from the southwest at 30 kilometers per hour, gusting to 50, could make conditions feel chillier, though the UV index remains low at 2. Overnight, expect continued cloud cover with the same chance of flurries as winds ease to 20 kilometers per hour, gusting to 40 before lightening near midnight. Lows will dip to minus 1, with wind chill values reaching minus 5.

Tomorrow brings a shift toward more active precipitation. Cloudy conditions will persist, with a 40 percent chance of flurries in the early morning giving way to periods of snow accumulating up to 2 centimeters. Winds will stay light at up to 15 kilometers per hour, and highs will reach 2 degrees Celsius, though morning wind chills could feel...