Hotspot in Ontario: 3.8 °C 38.8 °F Point Pelee
Cold spot in Ontario: -44.1 °C -47.4 °F Muskrat Dam Airport
Hotspot in Canada: 3.8 °C 38.8 °F Point Pelee, ON
Cold spot in Canada: -44.1 ° C-47.4 °F Muskrat Dam Airport, ON
THUNDER BAY – DAYSTARTER – Happy Family Day Northwestern Ontario. For Thunder Bay the work of digging out from 15-20 cm of snow is underway. There are no weather alerts in effect for the city. There are Extreme Cold Advisories in effect for the Far North.
For Thunder Bay, it is currently -17c under mainly cloudy skies. There is a 30 percent chance of flurries late this afternoon. Winds becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 30 this morning.
The Far North has extreme cold warnings in effect.
5:24 AM EST Monday 19 February 2018
Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:
- Webequie
- Attawapiskat
- Peawanuck
- Fort Severn
- Sachigo Lake
A period of very cold wind chills continues. A bitterly cold Arctic air mass remains entrenched over Far Northern Ontario. Extreme wind chills values of minus 45 to minus 50 will continue through the morning.
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Gas Up for Less
The lowest prices for a litre of gasoline continue to be in Dryden. Fuel prices across the region range from $1.109 at the Co-op and the Safeway in Dryden, $1.219 at the Husky on Chipman Street in Kenora, In Thunder Bay, the lowest price in the city is $1.216 at the Real Canadian Superstore on Memorial. Out on the Fort William First Nation, gas prices range from $1.037 at THP to $1.139 at First Class Gas. You can get the latest gas prices, including Grand Marias MN at GasPrices on NetNewsLedger.
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