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Blakeney, ON

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YELLOW WARNING - COLD

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: Very High


Bitterly cold conditions beginning this evening. What: Wind chill values near minus 35 to minus 40. When: This evening into Saturday morning. Additional information: Bitterly cold conditions will begin this evening into Saturday morning, with wind chills near minus 35 to minus 40. Extreme cold puts everyone at risk. Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes. Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill. Check on older family, friends and neighbours. If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside. Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: Colour-coded Weather Alerts.

In effect for:

  • Smiths Falls - Perth - Eastern Lanark County

Current ConditionsObserved at: Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l Airport

Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

-12°C

Wind:
WSW 30 km/h
More details
Temperature:
-12.0°C
Pressure:
101.9 kPa
Dew point:
-22.1°C
Visibility:
24 km
Humidity:
43%
Date:
Observed at:
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l Airport

ForecastForecast issued:

YELLOW WARNING - COLD

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: Very High


Bitterly cold conditions beginning this evening. What: Wind chill values near minus 35 to minus 40. When: This evening into Saturday morning. Additional information: Bitterly cold conditions will begin this evening into Saturday morning, with wind chills near minus 35 to minus 40. Extreme cold puts everyone at risk. Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes. Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill. Check on older family, friends and neighbours. If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside. Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: Colour-coded Weather Alerts.

In effect for:

  • Smiths Falls - Perth - Eastern Lanark County
MetNotes IconMetNotes (1): A message from your forecaster

Valid: 5:00 AM EST Sunday 25 January 2026 - 10:00 PM EST Monday 26 January 2026 Cold wind chills expected along with significant snowfall. Travel will likely be impacted.

Detailed ForecastForecast issued:

Chance of flurries
Tonight
-27°C
Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Otherwise clear. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near midnight. Low minus 27. Wind chill near minus 36. Risk of frostbite.
Sunny
Sat, 24 Jan
-17°C
Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 17. Wind chill minus 32 in the morning and minus 24 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low.
Night: Clear. Low minus 26.
Periods of snow
Sun, 25 Jan
-17°C
Periods of snow. High minus 17.
Night: Snow. Low minus 17.
Chance of snow
Mon, 26 Jan
-9°C
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of snow. High minus 9.
Night: Cloudy periods. Low minus 15.
Chance of flurries
Tue, 27 Jan
-8°C
A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. High minus 8.
Night: Cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 16.
A mix of sun and cloud
Wed, 28 Jan
-10°C
A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 10.
Night: Cloudy periods. Low minus 18.
A mix of sun and cloud
Thu, 29 Jan
-9°C
A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 9.
Normals:
Max-5°C.Min-15°C.
Sunrise:
7:35 EST
Sunset:
16:59 EST

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