‘Ice Day’ Forecast: Freezing Rain Likely to Cancel School Buses Across Eastern Ontario for Another Day on Friday
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On Friday morning, Eastern Ontario faces yet another risk of freezing rain, prompting Environment Canada to issue freezing rain warnings. Given these warnings and the anticipated hazardous driving conditions during the school day, it is likely that many school boards will cancel buses for yet another day.
For some school boards, this could be the second or even third consecutive ‘ice day’. Meanwhile, the current fog over Southwestern Ontario and parts of the Golden Horseshoe is expected to clear up by morning, making another ‘fog day’ unlikely.
School boards with the highest chance of bus cancellations include those in Ottawa, Upper Canada, Renfrew, and the northern regions of the Tri-Board. These areas face a 90% chance of an ‘ice day’ on Friday.
In the southern part of the Tri-Board, covering Kingston and Belleville, cancellations are still considered likely, though with less certainty, due to the area being under a special weather statement rather than a freezing rain warning.
For those in Peterborough and Haliburton, the probability of an ‘ice day’ ranges from 50 to 75%. The rest of Central Ontario has a 10 to 25% chance, as icy conditions are possible, but it remains questionable whether they will be severe enough to warrant bus cancellations. The likelihood of an ‘ice day’ in the rest of Southern Ontario is less than 10%.
Disclaimer: Instant Weather has zero authority when it comes to bus and school closures. It is completely up to the school boards, bus companies, local authorities, and parents to decide what is best for their children. This is our best guess based on our forecast.
