Snow Day (Bus Cancellation) Outlook for Monday, February 8, 2021
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NOTE: We’ve only shown the regions that has 5% or higher chance of bus cancellations tomorrow. Other parts of Southern Ontario can be assumed to have a less than 5% chance of bus cancellations.
Snow squalls have developed off Georgian Bay this evening are expected to continue into Monday morning. With up to 50-75cm possible in the hardest-hit regions plus the near-zero visibility from the squalls should be more than enough to result in some bus cancellations. The highest chance is through the Muskoka region with the squalls focused particularly over Southwestern Muskoka (Port Carling, Bala etc.) so we’ve given all of Muskoka a strong chance (75%). The Bruce Peninsula into Parry Sound has an equal chance as there’s still some question on if the lake effect will be strong enough to require bus cancellations. Other areas around Georgian Bay and slightly inland have some chance of bus cancellations but they aren’t that high (5-25%). The rest of Southern Ontario has a near-zero chance of bus cancellations.
If there are any cancellations tomorrow morning, you can be sure we’ll be up bright and early beginning at 6 AM with our bus cancellations live blog to keep you updated.
Disclaimer: Instant Weather has zero authority when it comes to bus and school closures. It is completely up to the school boards, bus companies, and local authorities as well as being up to parents to decide what is best for their children. This is simply our best guess based on our forecast. Also note that due to the current pandemic, some school boards have changed their policies on school bus cancellations. Some will continue the school day in a virtual format should there be school bus cancellations - check with your local board for more details.
We are aware that some schools are teaching virtually to some students. This isn’t factored into the forecast as busing is still provided to special needs students and could be cancelled. For this reason, our forecast might not be as accurate as school boards become less or more sensitive to weather conditions.
