Environment Canada has now issued a freezing rain warning for all of the Kawarthas beginning Sunday afternoon (December 29).
Freezing rain is expected to develop on Sunday near noon or in the early afternoon and continue through Sunday night into Monday morning.
In the northern Kawarthas (including northern Peterborough County and Haliburton and Hastings counties), the freezing rain is expected to develop Sunday afternoon. The freezing rain may taper off briefly Sunday night but will redevelop early Monday and continue through the day. The freezing rain will finally transition to flurries Monday evening.
In the southern Kawarthas (including Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland County), freezing rain or rain is expected to develop on Sunday near noon or in the early afternoon and continue through Sunday night into Monday morning.
In the southern Kawarthas, temperatures are expected to remain near the freezing mark, resulting in precipitation falling as either freezing rain or rain. Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing near midday Monday, changing any freezing rain into rain.
Ice accumulation of 10 to 15 mm is possible and widespread power outages are expected, especially in the northern Kawarthas.
Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate Sunday afternoon and continue Monday.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots will become icy, slippery and hazardous. Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.
