The First Day of Spring Brings Winter Wind and Rain

First Day of Spring Brings Wind and rain delay flights and snap power lines

The Northern Hemisphere spring officially begins at 7 : 21 p.m. ET on Sunday, 20 March 2011—the vernal equinox, or spring equinox

That means that it's officially the first day of spring. According to a special weather statement by Environment Canada, the Sault and area may have a bit more unsavory winter weather to endure before spring- like weather is here to stay.

The First Day of Spring Special weather statement issued for Sault ste. Marie - Timmins - Cochrane - Greater Sudbury And Vicinity - superior east - Kapuskasing - Hearst - Chapleau - Gogama - Temagami - Elliot Lake - Ranger Lake - Manitoulin - Northshore - Killarney - North Bay - Kirkland Lake - New Liskeard - West Nipissing City Of Thunder Bay - Kenora - Nestor Falls - Dryden - Ignace - Fort Frances - Rainy Lake - Atikokan - Upsala - Quetico - Superior West - Red Lake - Ear Falls - Sioux Lookout - Savant Lake - Lake Nipigon - Wabakimi - Geraldton - Manitouwadge - Hornepayne - Nipigon - Marathon - Superior North - Wawa - White River - Pukaskwa

Messy Mix of Winter Precipitation Just In Time For Spring.

Alberta Clipper as a bit 'to the north-west of Minnesota, east of the track as well as Thunder Bay in Lake Superior in the morning.

Before the rain and wet snow has already spread in north-western Ontario with snow accumulation 5 to 10 cm reported last night on the areas of Red Lake and Sioux Lookout and the is.

Precipitation will end in northern Ontario, west of here yesterday morning and Ontario from the north on Monday night that depression is moving toward New England.

Motorists should be prepared for a bad winter driving conditions with poor visibility of the heaviest snow and the roads become covered in snow and slippery.

Environment Canada is monitoring the situation closely. Check out the latest public forecasts for further details.

Locale to the border with Minnesota for Lakehead in Thunder Bay area will continue to receive different mixtures of rain and wet snow, with a few grains can a bit 'warmer air near a historic low paid a brief visit.

As low sail east across the upper Great Lakes in Eastern Ontario, an expanding area of ​​rain spread in Ontario tonight northeast.

Rainfall will be different mixtures of wet snow and rain near the upper Great Lakes to limit the accumulation of snow.

A bit of freezing drizzle or freezing rain, however brief it is also possible in areas experiencing the transition between wet snow and rain or drizzle.

Interior in the most recent indications of northeastern Ontario that suggests an event of 10 cm of snow in the morning.