Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Thunder Bay:
An early 2017 snowfall expected.
The New Year will begin on a quiet note today but a developing Colorado low pressure system will begin trekking towards the Great Lakes on Monday.
Snow in advance of the low will begin over Northwestern Ontario near the Minnesota border late tonight or Monday morning, then reach regions north of Lake Superior Monday afternoon.
Accumulations of 5 to 10 centimetres are likely by Monday evening for Thunder Bay with somewhat lesser amounts elsewhere.
The heaviest snow is expected to develop Monday night and linger Tuesday.
Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres are possible by the time it winds down late Tuesday.
