A “significant winter storm” is expected to create hazardous travel conditions this weekend, according to a special weather statement issued Thursday evening by Environment Canada.
The weather agency said a low pressure system will track from southwest to northeast on Saturday and Sunday, bringing with it snow on Saturday that was expected to change to rain late Saturday and into Sunday.
Environment Canada warned that there was also the possibility of freezing rain as the snow changed to rain, especially along the Ottawa Valley.
Temperatures, meanwhile, were expected to jump into the lower double digits — briefly — on Sunday before a cold front arrives late Sunday with strong winds and flurries.
The weather office said it was still too early to predict how much precipitation might accompany the storm.
Latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada are available at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca.
