Spring ice storm in forecast for a wide part of Ontario this weekend [Video]

If you are expected to travel in Ontario this weekend you may want to put a pause on your plans as a good portion of the province could be in for some nasty weather.

Environment Canada has issued special weather statements warning of the potential for freezing rain and ice accretion across a wide part of the province, stretching from Mississauga to Thunder Bay to Cornwall, from Friday into Monday.

“Low-level cold air will keep temperatures near freezing this weekend at the same time as copious amounts of moisture arrive from the west and south,” Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell said.

“This rain will freeze on contact and could cause ice accretions of 5 to 10 mm for parts of the GTA, with even higher amounts topping 20 or even 30 mm for areas to the north and east.”

He said that amount of ice is likely to make …