More snow, then 'frostbite in minutes' with temperatures set to plunge, Skateway unlikely to open by weekend

Bundle up — after yet more snow Thursday, the mercury is expected to plummet to the lowest levels so far this winter.

“Frostbite in minutes,” Environment and Climate Change Canada said of conditions Thursday night and Friday.

Two centimetres of snow is expected Thursday with flurries, at times heavy, beginning in the afternoon and the risk of snow squalls and local blowing snow by late afternoon in the forecast as of Thursday morning.

Thursday’s expected high is -2 C with a wind chill of -9 in the afternoon.

Another 2 cm is expected Thursday night then, by the time flurries end in the evening, clearing skies are expected as the temperature drops to -29 C with a wind chill of -40 overnight.

Friday’s forecast high is -26 C with a wind chill near -42 under mainly sunny skies. Friday night’s low is expected to hit -27 C.

Expect sunshine Saturday and a 60 per cent chance of flurries Saturday night. The forecast high — and low — is -17 C.

Temperatures are expected to rebound to 1 C Sunday with a 70 per cent chance of snow. There’s a 40 per cent chance of flurries Sunday night with a forecast low of -15 C.

“Normals” for this time of year are highs of -5 C and lows of -15 C.

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