Blowing snow advisory issued for Friday afternoon

Blowing snow was photographed in Waterloo Region on Jan. 19, 2025. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)

Parts of Waterloo Region, Perth County, Wellington County and Brant County could be in for a messy afternoon.

Environment Canada has issued a yellow blowing snow advisory warning of potentially poor conditions on Friday afternoon and into Saturday morning.

Four to 8 cm of snowfall is possible and the winds gust up to 70 to 80 km/h as a low pressure systems pushes into the area.

“Strong northwesterly winds will develop behind the low which will lead to widespread blowing snow and significantly reduced visibility. Visibility may even be near zero for wind-prone and exposed areas,” the advisory said.

Travel could be hazardous in some places.

Meanwhile, very cold wind chills are possible overnight.