The Greater Toronto Area got its first significant snowfall of the season, but it was nothing compared with the fierce blast of wintry weather in cottage country Wednesday.
Toronto dodged a band of chillier weather that brought a mix of freezing rain and heavier snow to communities including Barrie, Huntsville and Collingwood, but the city wasn't able to elude wet snow flurries that fell across southern and eastern Ontario.
A mix of rain and wet snow fell in Toronto until the noon-hour as the temperature hovered around zero.
The heaviest snowfall occurred north of the city. As of 10 p.m., 7,000 Hydro One customers were without power in the Parry Sound, Bancroft and Huntsville areas.
For the second straight day, school buses were cancelled in North Bay, Sturgeon Falls, Mattawa, Parry Sound, Huntsville and the Muskoka district because of freezing rain.
Hazardous driving conditions
Police are urging people to drive with care because of hazardous driving conditions, including poor visibility and slippery roads.
The snow and freezing rain earlier in the morning are due to a large and moisture-laden low-pressure system that moved into Canada from the southern U.S. states.
Toronto got its first significant snowfall a day after being drenched with heavy rainfall. Almost 49 millimetres of rain fell Tuesday, setting a new rainfall record for Nov. 29. The old record of 20.2 mm was set in 2005.
Meanwhile, the weather is looking dry rest of the week.
Environment Canada is predicting a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 7 C on Thursday, followed by a high of 2 C and low of zero degrees Friday, a high of 5 C and low of -4 C on Saturday, and a chance of rain Sunday, along with a high of 6 C and low of 3 C.
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With files from The Canadian Press
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