Updated road closures: Highway 401 impacted near Tilbury, Ridgetown, Comber

OPP Highway closure advisory. (Source: OPP)

West Region OPP officers are warning residents about poor road conditions and closures due to the snowy weather.

Reopened

• As of 3:30 p.m. - 401 Eastbound lanes at Queensline or the 63 km marker are now open.

Road closures

• At 10:50 a.m. - Hwy 401 westbound: Orford Rd to Kent Bridge Rd (Ridgetown)
• Lane reductions Highway 401 westbound at Highway 77 (Comber)

Bus cancellations

All Board Provided Transportation is cancelled for the day for the City of Windsor, as well as all board provided transportation for Essex County.

All Lambton Kent District School Board schools are also closed for the day.

Flurries ending this morning then mainly cloudy with winds gusting up to 40 km/h.

Temperature steady near minus 8. Wind chill -17 this morning and -12 this afternoon.

The normal daytime high for this time of year is around -1 C.

Here’s a look at the rest of the forecast:

Thursday night: Increasing cloudiness early this evening. 60 per cent chance of snow before morning. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h near midnight. Low minus 9. Wind chill near minus 17.

Friday: Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind southwest 30 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 18 in the morning and minus 8 in the afternoon.

Saturday: Cloudy with 60 per cent chance of flurries. High minus 2.

Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 per cent chance of flurries. High minus 4.

Monday: Cloudy with 60 per cent chance of flurries. High minus 5.

Tuesday: A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 7.