Flurries and patchy freezing drizzle may make surfaces slippery Friday before brighter, warmer weather arrives this weekend

Issued Friday, Nov. 13, 2026

THUNDER BAY — Remote Northern Ontario begins Friday with localized flurries and freezing drizzle, particularly from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug east through Ogoki Post. Conditions improve Saturday, with most communities reaching or exceeding 0 C.

Environment and Climate Change Canada reported no active weather alerts for Ontario at 6:11 a.m. EST. Untreated roads, airport surfaces and walkways may nevertheless be slippery where freezing drizzle occurs.

Friday: Freezing drizzle in the central north

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, also known as KI or Big Trout Lake, and Kasabonika Lake First Nation will be mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of morning flurries and a risk of freezing drizzle. The high will be -2 C, followed by a low of -6 C.

Bearskin Lake First Nation will have sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of early flurries and a risk of freezing drizzle. The high will be -3 C, with morning wind chill values near -15. The overnight low will be -7 C.

Sandy Lake will have sun and cloud, a high of -3 C and a morning wind chill near -16. Pikangikum First Nation will become sunny near noon, reaching -2 C after a morning wind chill near -16. Both communities fall to about -9 C overnight.

Ogoki Post and Marten Falls First Nation will see a 40 per cent chance of flurries, morning freezing drizzle and north winds gusting to 40 km/h before easing. The high will be 0 C and the low -6 C.

The Lansdowne House forecast is used as the nearest official substitute for Neskantaga First Nation. It carries the same 0 C high, flurry and freezing-drizzle risk, and -6 C low.

Attawapiskat First Nation will be cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries and north winds gusting to 40 km/h. The high will be 3 C and the overnight low 0 C.

Saturday: Clearing spreads across the region

Sandy Lake reaches 1 C, while Pikangikum reaches 2 C as morning cloud clears.

KI, Kasabonika Lake and Ogoki Post reach about 0 C. Bearskin Lake reaches 1 C. Neskantaga, using Lansdowne House, also reaches about 0 C.

Attawapiskat remains cloudier, with a 30 per cent chance of morning flurries and a high of 2 C.

Sunday: Milder across the north

Sun and cloud dominate. Sandy Lake and Pikangikum could reach about 5 C. KI, Kasabonika Lake, Bearskin Lake, Ogoki Post, Neskantaga and Attawapiskat are expected to reach roughly 2 C.

The Sunday values come from Environment Canada’s extended regional guidance and should be checked against later updates.

Wardrobe

Wear an insulated, wind-resistant outer layer Friday morning, with a toque and gloves for wind chills near -16. Boots with strong traction are advisable where freezing drizzle is possible. Lighter layers may be comfortable Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but temperatures fall quickly after sunset.

Weather trivia

Freezing drizzle is made of very small liquid droplets that freeze on contact with surfaces below 0 C. Even when precipitation appears light, it can produce a thin, difficult-to-see coating of ice.