Another spring snowstorm headed to parts of northwestern Ontario bringing up to 20 cm of snow

Olivia Levesque · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 27, 2025 9:18 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

People successful northwestern Ontario should have their shovels acceptable arsenic Environment Canada warns of yet different outpouring snowstorm. 

The upwind bureau issued a fig of upwind alerts for parts of Ontario, including a ample conception of the northwest, spanning from the Manitoba borderline to White River.

"Significant snowfall associated with a debased unit strategy is expected to determination crossed northwestern Ontario. Total snowfall accumulations volition beryllium reduced for areas that person crystal pellets and freezing rain. There remains immoderate uncertainty with wherever the heaviest snowfall volition fall," reads the alert from Environment Canada connected Thursday morning.

The tempest is expected to statesman Thursday night and volition apt proceed done to Friday night. In White River, snowfall whitethorn beryllium falling done to Monday morning. 

Most areas successful the portion are expecting full snowfall accumulations of 10 to 20 centimetres. There's besides a hazard of freezing rainfall and crystal pellets for regions adjacent the planetary border.

Environment Canada said the tempest whitethorn marque for immoderate hazardous question conditions and reduced visibility.

Parts of the northwest were deed with a outpouring snowstorm conscionable past week. That tempest brought astir 10 centimetres of snowfall to Thunder Bay, but was abbreviated lived acknowledgment to rising temperatures aboriginal successful the week.