Snowstorm threat for Sudbury this week

Environment Canada has issued a statement for a significant snowstorm threat for the Greater Sudbury area this week.

Despite the calendar showing that it's officially spring, and despite the fact that spring-like weather has been with us for most of the past two weeks, Mother Nature has decided to remind us that winter weather is a totally normal part of early spring around the Great Lakes.

This week will be no exception to that rule. A weak disturbance moving along the line of an arctic front draped across the region will bring a coating to a few centimetres of snow the region Tuesday.

However a stronger low pressure system is expected to emerge from Colorado on Tuesday and then track towards Southern Ontario.

As a result, Central and Northeastern Ontario will be well into the cold air, with accumulating snow being the primary issue to deal with.

Latest indications suggest a significant snowfall is possible by Thursday as the Colorado low tracks by to the south.

Considerable uncertainty remains with the exact track of this Colorado low. Even a slight northward or southward shift in the track of this storm will affect how much snow falls at any particular location, and how far the accumulating snow works its way into Northeastern Ontario.

Motorists should be prepared for a return to hazardous winter driving conditions this week due to accumulating snow and low visibility in heavier snow.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. 

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