Snow Squall Warning, Advisory in effect for central Ont.,

Environment Canada has issued snow squall warnings for many areas in central Ontario.

Grab a good book or podcast and hunker down for the day; it’s going to be nasty out there.

Environment Canada has issued both a snow squall warning and advisory for central Ont.

Snow squall warning is in effect for Barrie, Collingwood, Hillsdale, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Midland, Coldwater & Owen Sound

A weather advisory with 5 to 10 cm of snow, poor visibility is expected in Innisfil, New Tecumseth, Angus, Newmarket, Georgina

Barrie and area are expecting flurries and blowing snow could amount of 10 to 15 centimetres.

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With the wind gusting between 40 and 60 kilometres per hour, local blowing snow is going to make travel treacherous.

A wind chill of -17C Friday morning and a balmy -10C later today, suggests snow shovelling should be left until mid-afternoon.

Tonight we’ll see some flurries that don’t amount to much depth, and the wind will drop down to 15 kilometres per hour and we’ll experience a low of -9C with wind chill near -14C.