KAWARTHA LAKES- Old man winter’s icy grip has taken hold in Fenelon Falls. Parts of the falls have completely turned to ice after a near record setting cold snap hit the area over the last week.
Temperatures have been hovering between -18 degress and and -30 for the last few weeks. Environment Canada issued a Cold Weather Alert and the Peterborough Public Health Issued a Frost Bite Alert over Christmas and New years. “2017 is about to end with the coldest air of the year,” said Environment Canada in a news release. “A fresh surge of record-breaking Arctic air is forecast to encompass the entire province in its icy grip. A trough of low pressure currently over Southern Ontario will drop south of the Great Lakes tonight, opening the door to an even colder northerly wind.”
The record low for Dec. 31 (1938-2010) is listed by Environment Canada was -26.1 C in 1962, with the Jan. 1 Ottawa record (1939-2011) at -27.2 in 1947.
Parts of Niagara Falls have also frozen over making for some stunning but bone chilling scenes.
On Tuesday temperatures returned to more normal values but Environment Canada is expecting another deep freeze by the weekend. The mercury is expected to dip to -27 and -28 on Firday and Saturday night.
Bundle up out there!
