Spring suffers a setback: Here comes the snow

Just in time for Easter weekend, a massive storm system will sweep into the region this morning, bringing with it some 15 to 20 centimetres of snow.

Needless to say, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the area.

Snow will be heavy at times before the storm peters out by early Friday morning.

Besides the snow itself, strong and gusty northeasterly winds will make for very low visibility thanks to blowing snow today and into the overnight hours.

This snow is the result of a Colorado low tracking northeast across the lower Great Lakes and into northern New England on Friday. Environment Canada warns people to prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

Rapidly accumulating snow will make travel difficult, and visibility may be suddenly reduced at times. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.

The North is fairing better than the south in this, as no freezing rain is expected for the northern reaches of the storm system.