Snowfall warnings extended to Ottawa
Snowfall warnings along the St. Lawrence River have been extended north to Ottawa Friday, with up to 15 centimetres of occasionally blowing snow expected.
Environment Canada's warnings stretch from just west of Kingston through the Ontario-Quebec border and now north to Ottawa and Prescott-Russell.
Snow is expected to fall heaviest in mid-morning and start to thin out by evening. Highs across the region are around –9 C Friday.
School buses are cancelled in the Kingston and Belleville area Friday. Buses are also cancelled in the Madawaska area.
The rest of eastern Ontario is under a weather advisory with a forecasted snowfall amount that may fall closer to 10 centimetres than 15. In western Quebec, Gatineau and communities to its north and east have a similar forecast.
Ottawa's overnight low is –21 C with wind chill making it feel around –30. The weekend is expected to be warmer.
