Flurries, gusty north winds and rapidly falling overnight wind chills before sunshine returns west of Lake Nipigon

Issued Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026

Thunder Bay – Weather Desk — Patchy freezing drizzle and flurries could produce locally slippery roads Wednesday before colder air spreads across Northwestern Ontario.

No weather alerts were in effect for the covered communities at 6:11 a.m. EST. The forecasts were issued by Environment Canada at 5:30 a.m. EST.

Wednesday: Watch for localized icing

Kenora will be cloudy with a 40-per-cent chance of flurries and a risk of freezing drizzle. The high will be 1 C, followed by a low of -6 and an overnight wind chill near -10.

Red Lake reaches 1 C, while Sioux Lookout also holds near 1 C. Both have a 40-per-cent flurry risk and possible freezing drizzle early. Overnight lows will be -6, with wind chills falling near -10 to -12.

Dryden and Ignace will reach 2 C with a 40-per-cent chance of flurries or rain showers and a morning freezing-drizzle risk. Lows fall to -5 in Dryden and -6 in Ignace.

Fort Frances reaches 3 C with a 40-per-cent flurry risk and possible freezing drizzle through early afternoon. The overnight low will be -5.

Nipigon reaches 3 C with a 60-per-cent chance of flurries or rain showers. Greenstone, represented by the Geraldton forecast, stays near 0 C with flurries and possible early freezing drizzle. Armstrong reaches 1 C with a 40-per-cent flurry risk and possible early freezing drizzle.

North winds will commonly gust to 40 km/h, reaching 50 km/h Thursday around Nipigon.

Thursday: Cloudy and colder

Kenora, Dryden, Ignace, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout will remain cloudy or overcast with highs near 0 C. Fort Frances reaches 1 C.

Nipigon will reach 1 C with a 40-per-cent chance of morning or early-afternoon flurries. Greenstone will have periods of light snow and a high of -1. Armstrong remains overcast at -1.

Morning wind chills will fall to approximately -8 to -13 across the region. Thursday-night lows range from -5 near Nipigon and Greenstone to -8 around Red Lake and Sioux Lookout.

Friday: Sunshine west, clouds east

Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances and Ignace will be sunny near 0 C. Red Lake will be sunny at 1 C, while Sioux Lookout reaches -1 under sunny skies.

Armstrong will have a mix of sun and cloud with a 30-per-cent flurry risk and a high of -1. Greenstone remains cloudy with a 30-per-cent chance of flurries and a high of -1. Nipigon stays cloudy near 0 C.

Wardrobe: Choose footwear with good traction for the freezing-drizzle risk. Add a wind-resistant outer layer and warm gloves for evening wind chills below -10.

Weather trivia: Freezing drizzle consists of supercooled liquid droplets that freeze when they contact cold roads, trees or other surfaces.