Rain and drizzle change to flurries tonight, with freezing drizzle possible before colder air arrives Wednesday
THUNDER BAY, Ont., Nov. 10, 2026 — Northwestern Ontario will begin Tuesday with temperatures well above freezing before north winds draw colder air across the region tonight and Wednesday.
No Environment Canada alerts were active for Ontario at 6:11 a.m. EST. The official forecast nevertheless calls for freezing drizzle in several areas overnight and Wednesday morning.
Tuesday: Sun west, cloud and showers east
Kenora will be sunny with a high of 8 C. Fort Frances reaches 9 C under mainly sunny skies.
Dryden and Ignace reach 8 C as cloud increases. Red Lake reaches 6 C with a 30-per-cent chance of morning showers.
Sioux Lookout reaches 6 C under cloud, with a 30-per-cent chance of showers or drizzle. Armstrong also reaches 6 C, with a 40-per-cent chance of showers and northwest winds gusting to 40 km/h.
Greenstone, represented by the Geraldton-Longlac-Caramat forecast, reaches 4 C. There is a 60-per-cent chance of changing precipitation, including drizzle, flurries or rain showers.
Nipigon reaches 8 C with a 40-per-cent chance of showers. Northwest winds of 30 km/h may gust to 50 before easing late in the afternoon.
Tonight and Wednesday: Freezing drizzle risk
Kenora and Fort Frances fall to minus 3 C tonight. Both may see morning flurries and freezing drizzle Wednesday before highs of 1 C in Kenora and 3 C in Fort Frances.
Dryden and Ignace fall to minus 2 C. Wednesday brings a 40-per-cent chance of flurries changing to rain showers or flurries, with a high of 2 C and morning wind chills near minus 6 or minus 7.
Red Lake falls to minus 2 C, with overnight flurries and possible freezing drizzle. Wednesday remains cloudy with a 30-per-cent chance of flurries and a high of 1 C.
Sioux Lookout falls to minus 1 C as drizzle changes to flurries. Freezing drizzle is possible overnight. Wednesday brings a 40-per-cent chance of flurries and a high of 1 C.
Armstrong reaches zero tonight as rain showers change to flurries. Wednesday brings a 60-per-cent chance of flurries changing to mixed showers, north winds gusting to 40 km/h and a high of 1 C.
Greenstone falls to minus 2 C. Wednesday stays cloudy with a 40-per-cent chance of flurries, a high of minus 1 C and a morning wind chill near minus 8.
Nipigon falls to minus 1 C as showers change to flurries. Wednesday brings a 60-per-cent chance of mixed flurries or rain showers, north winds gusting to 50 km/h and a high of 2 C.
Thursday: Clearing in the west
Kenora and Fort Frances turn sunny with highs of minus 1 C. Dryden and Ignace clear with highs near minus 2 C.
Red Lake and Sioux Lookout see a mix of sun and cloud and highs near minus 3 C.
Armstrong remains cloudy with a 30-per-cent chance of flurries and a high near minus 3 C. Greenstone reaches minus 4 C with a 30-per-cent chance of flurries. Nipigon remains cloudy with a high near minus 1 C.
Wardrobe
A water-resistant jacket will be useful Tuesday, but add insulated gloves, a toque and winter footwear for the evening temperature drop. Drivers should carry a scraper and allow extra braking distance where drizzle freezes.
Weather trivia
One millimetre of precipitation spread evenly across one square metre is equivalent to one litre of water.
