Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for Haliburton and Hastings counties for Saturday morning (February 13).
Extreme cold wind chill values near -35°C are expected for several hours early Saturday morning, before moderating as temperatures rise later in the morning.
It will also be very cold elsewhere in the Kawarthas, with wind chill values near -29°C expected in Peterborough County and the City of Kawartha Lakes and -24°C in Northumberland County.
With these wind chill values, there is a risk of frostbite on exposed skin.
In all areas in the greater Kawarthas region, wind chill values will moderate to -18°C by early afternoon and stay there Saturday overnight and into Sunday morning.
Snow will develop in all areas early Saturday evening, with around 5 cm expected before Sunday morning.
