Snow Day (Bus Cancellation) Outlook for Friday, December 16, 2022
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A winter storm continues to affect Southern Ontario this evening and is expected to linger overnight and into Friday morning. The worst conditions will be found in Eastern Ontario where heavy snow will likely result in school bus cancellations on Friday. We’ve already seen the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) and Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) announce tonight that they’re proactively cancelling school buses for Friday. Based on the expected conditions, it’s almost certain that other surrounding school boards including Ottawa, Renfrew and Kingston will follow suit in cancelling school buses or even closing schools on Friday.
Further west, the probability of school bus cancellations will diminish as the snow will end overnight for those regions. We have the Peterborough and Lindsay area at a 75-90% chance of a snow day while northern Durham and Haliburton have a 50/50 chance. The rest of Central Ontario into parts of Southwestern Ontario and the GTA is unlikely to see school bus cancellations on Friday, however, there is a slight chance based on the potential for slushy and icy roads overnight with temperatures hovering near the freezing mark.
FORECAST MAP WITH CITY LABELS
Disclaimer: Instant Weather has zero authority when it comes to bus and school closures. It is completely up to the school boards, bus companies, and local authorities as well as the parents to decide what is best for their children. This is simply our best guess based on our forecast.
