Weather Weather Travel Advisory for Merrickville-Wolford, North Grenville, Westport, Charleston Lake Area, and Smiths Falls for Tuesday Afternoon & Wednesday Morning

Ottawa – A winter weather travel advisory is in effect for Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning for an upcoming snowfall with a risk of freezing rain for Merrickville-Wolford, North Grenville, Westport, Charleston Lake Area, and Smiths Falls.

Snow may be mixed with freezing rain and ice pellets on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Snow will begin to switch to rain later in the evening and into the overnight hours. Snowfall accumulations may be limited in some areas due to warm surface temperatures.

• Snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm.
• Peak snowfall rates of 2 cm per hour.
• Risk of freezing rain.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery.

Be prepared to adjust your driving to changing road conditions. Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas. If visibility is reduced while driving, slow down, watch for tail lights ahead and be prepared to stop.

For road conditions and other traveller information from the Ministry of Transportation, visit ontario.ca/511, twitter.com/511Ontario, or call 5-1-1.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.