Thunder Bay – Weather Update – Thunder Bay and Kakabeka Falls are under a Yellow Advisory (Moderate impact / High confidence) warning that freezing drizzle will continue this afternoon and evening, and that roads, walkways, and other surfaces will likely become icy and slippery.

Today’s Weather Update

Current Conditions (Observed 1:00 PM EST, Wednesday March 4, 2026)

Conditions have deteriorated from this morning’s fog patches into light freezing drizzle, cutting visibility and creating a glaze of ice.

• Temperature: -4.5°C (23.9°F)

• Condition: Light Freezing Drizzle

• Wind: E 21 km/h

• Wind Chill: -11

• Humidity: 93%

• Dew Point: -5.5°C (22.1°F)

• Pressure: 102.3 kPa (rising)

• Visibility: 3 km

Yellow Advisory: Freezing Drizzle (Issued 1:11 PM EST)

• What: Areas of freezing drizzle

• When: Continuing this afternoon and evening

• Impacts: Icy, slippery roads and walkways—use extra caution walking and driving

This Afternoon and Evening

• Sky: Cloudy

• Precipitation: Ongoing freezing drizzle risk, plus 40% chance of flurries

• High: -1°C (30.2°F)

• Wind: Becoming northeast 20 km/h late this afternoon

• Wind Chill: Near -9

Tomorrow’s Forecast

Expected Conditions (Next Three Days)

Tonight (Wednesday Night)

• Sky: Cloudy

• Precipitation: 70% chance of snow, with continued freezing drizzle risk

• Wind: E 20 km/h

• Low: -10°C (14°F)

• Wind Chill: -9 this evening, near -16 overnight

Thursday, March 5

• Day: Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries and freezing drizzle risk

  • High: -3°C (26.6°F)

• Night: Cloudy with 30% chance of flurries

  • Low: -4°C (24.8°F)

Friday, March 6

• Day: 60% chance of flurries or rain showers

  • High: +4°C (39.2°F)

• Night: 60% chance of flurries or rain showers

  • Low: -6°C (21.2°F)

(Weekend peek: Saturday trends brighter with a mix of sun and cloud and a high near +3°C (37.4°F).)

Summary

Thunder Bay and Kakabeka Falls weather update for Wednesday, March 4, 2026: Yellow Advisory for freezing drizzle continuing this afternoon and evening. Light freezing drizzle observed at 1:00 PM with reduced visibility (3 km), icy roads and sidewalks likely. Snow develops tonight with a 70% chance, low -10°C, followed by flurries Thursday and a milder, mixed-precip trend Friday.