If you're driving out of town for the holidays, you may want to leave a day or two early as Sudbury is expected to have a snowy Christmas.
That's not out of the norm for Greater Sudbury, according to Weather Network meteorologist Michael Carter, who says Sudbury has had a white Christmas 95 per cent of the time since 1955.
"It's going to be a pretty typical Christmas for Sudbury, maybe a little colder than normal, but nothing that we aren't used to seeing," said Carter.
Those planning to travel from Sudbury might want to get out of town by Friday afternoon, as there's a good chance of snow hitting the Nickel City at a number of different times over the weekend.
"There's some active weather heading into Christmas and we're forecasting snow every day from Friday evening (Dec. 22) through until Monday (Dec. 25)," said Carter.
"We're expecting up to 10 cm between Friday night and Saturday morning, so it could be a difficult go for those people who are planning to travel over the weekend."
Greater Sudbury could see between 5-10 cm of snow on Christmas Day, with the temperature expected to be around -12. That temperature falls right around the average for this time of year, according to Carter.
"The warmest Christmas Day on record was in 1982 when it was 6.7 degrees. This year won't be quite that warm, but it also won't be anywhere near the coldest Christmas in Sudbury, which was in 1980, when the low was -33.5," said Carter.
If the thought of -30-degree temperatures gives you a shiver, you may want to add some cold weather clothing to your Christmas wish list while you still can, as Sudbury is going to get hit with a bitter cold snap in the days that follow Dec. 25.
"Dec. 25 is probably the last near normal temperature you'll see for the year," said Carter. "There's a major arctic air outbreak that's going to bring bitter and frigid temperatures right through until the new year."
Sudbury won't be alone in feeling the deep freeze, as Carter says much of Canada will be experiencing the same type of weather over the holidays.
