Many of the largest Canadian cities were affected by a strong snowstorm. There are places where the snow layer reaches up to 40 centimeters. Traffic and air difficulties have appeared.
According to meteorologists, the capital of Canada – Ottawa – has not experienced equally difficult weather conditions since 2022. It is estimated that currently a layer of snow reaches 32 centimeters.
In Toronto, a rainfall of 20 cm was recorded. The authorities decided that lessons would not take place there on Friday. The local airport said that for a day the sum of rainfall exceeded the values recorded throughout January. 135 flights were canceled due to winter attack.
In turn, in the Montreal area there were places where snowfall reached about 40 centimeters.
Because schools were closed in many places, students have gained time to go to the parks and use winter under the care of adults. Lots of them took sleds with them.
Drivers who first had to dig up their snow vehicles first approached the winter precipitation, and then fight very difficult conditions on the roads.
The snow will still add
Meteorological services reported that they appeared for such intense rainfall due to very strong lowlands. Most of the southern Ontario and Quebec, warnings apply to storms snowy and snowfall. As stated, the baric system will move to the east, towards the Atlantic.
It turns out that winter can make it easier to make it in these areas of Canada. As the Environment and Climate Change (ECCC) forecasts forecast, another storm will hit these already snowy regions over the weekend.
The inhabitants of Toronto will be forced to face the attack of winter for most of the next week. In addition to the next snow delivery, a temperature drop to below 0 degrees Celsius is also expected, as well as freezing rainfall.
Source of the main photo: Reuters