ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:
- Little Abitibi - Kesagami Lake
- Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls
- Fraserdale - Pledger Lake
- Kapuskasing - Hearst - Smooth Rock Falls
- Kirkland Lake - Englehart
- New Liskeard - Temagami
A prolonged period of very cold wind chills continues.
A huge Arctic air mass continues to keep a strong frigid grip over northern Ontario.
Nighttime wind chill values near minus 40 or below are expected in most areas until Monday.
Wind chills will moderate providing some temporary relief from the extreme cold during the daytime.
Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.
Dress warmly. Dress in layers that you can remove if you get too warm. The outer layer should be wind resistant.
Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.
If it's too cold for you to stay outside, it's too cold for your pet to stay outside.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
