Here is the Niagara weather forecast from Environment Canada for the week ahead. First a special weather statement in effect for: St. Catharines – Grimsby – Northern Niagara Region as follows:
Wintry mix of precipitation today.
Snow is forecast to arrive over southwestern Ontario early this morning. This snow will continue for a few hours with possibly up to 5 cm of snowfall accumulation expected. Snow is then expected to transition to freezing rain or freezing drizzle late in the morning or the afternoon.
The morning commute may be impacted due to untreated surfaces becoming snow covered and icy.
Light freezing rain or freezing drizzle may continue through much of the afternoon and into the evening.
Ice build up on untreated surfaces is possible during the afternoon and evening. Now the more detailed forecast.
Today, periods of snow changing to freezing drizzle or drizzle this afternoon. Risk of freezing rain early this afternoon. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High zero. Wind chill minus 8 this afternoon.
Tonight
Freezing drizzle or drizzle ending this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle. Clearing before morning. Fog patches developing this evening and dissipating overnight. Temperature rising to plus 2 this evening then falling.
Tue, 28 Dec
Sunny. Increasing cloudiness late in the morning then 30 percent chance of flurries late in the afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High plus 2. UV index 1 or low.
Night
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 1.
Wed, 29 Dec
Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High plus 5.
Night
Cloudy. Low plus 1.
Thu, 30 Dec
Cloudy. High plus 3.
Night
Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Low plus 3.
Fri, 31 Dec
Cloudy. High plus 4.
Night
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Low plus 1.
Sat, 1 Jan
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. High plus 2.
Night
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 2.
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