Ice storm set to hit Guelph, southern Wellington County this weekend

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 26, 2025 3:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

A outpouring crystal tempest is expected to deed parts of cardinal and northeastern Ontario this weekend, including Guelph, Erin and confederate Wellington County.

A peculiar upwind connection for freezing rainfall was issued by Environment Canada connected Wednesday afternoon. It includes parts of Ontario from Guelph successful the west, Sault Ste. Marie successful the northbound and Ottawa successful the east. Waterloo portion is not presently portion of the upwind statement.

"Confidence is expanding successful a widespread, prolonged freezing rainfall lawsuit implicit portions of confederate and northeastern Ontario," a merchandise by the upwind bureau said. 

The freezing rainfall is expected to deed precocious Friday and extremity by Monday.

"The swath of maximum crystal accretion is inactive uncertain astatine this point, but assurance is highest for areas of cardinal and eastbound Ontario betwixt Parry Sound and Kingston. Warnings volition beryllium issued arsenic the lawsuit draws nearer."

The crystal accretion is expected to beryllium from five to 15 millimetres, but immoderate areas whitethorn spot upwards of 20 millimetres of ice.

The tempest could origin imaginable inferior outages, slippery surfaces and breached histrion branches from crystal build-up.