Workweek Outlook: Get those snowblowers and shovels ready

On Tuesday morning, a weak little area of low pressure over the Texas Panhandle will head towards the Great Lakes region and intensify along the way. By the time it hits Lake Huron on Wednesday, it'll be a full-blown winter storm for Sault Ste. Marie with possibly a foot of snow along with gusty winds to 60 km/h. With temperatures near the freezing mark, the snow will be great for making snowmen but bad on the back for shoveling.

We might see a brief wet flurry Monday morning before a chance of some sunshine around noon. A few scattered showers then move in mid to late afternoon as temperatures reach 5°C.

A bit of morning sun will give way to increasing cloud cover on Tuesday ahead of that approaching winter storm. Temperatures should again climb close to 5°C in the afternoon. An easterly wind starts to blow around midnight and will announce the start of the snow a few hours later overnight.

The storm moves into the Sault region early Wednesday morning to bring snow all day. East winds 30 km/h, gusting 60 km/h will blow all day with temperatures close to the freezing mark. By the time the snow ends on Wednesday evening, we could see 15-25 cm of accumulation. It'll be interesting to see how much hangs around with above-freezing temperatures at the start of this event but intense snow and wind during the day.

The end of the week will bring quiet weather with seasonal temperatures, but this coming weekend will bring a good chance for more snow.